cosmology

noun

cos·mol·o·gy | \käz-ˈmä-lə-jē

plural cosmologies

Definition of cosmology

1a : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe

b : a theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe

2 : a branch of astronomy that deals with the origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe also : a theory dealing with these matters

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Other Words from cosmology

cosmological \ˌkäz-mə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ adjective

cosmologically \ˌkäz-mə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

cosmologist \käz-ˈmä-lə-jist

\ noun

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The mission will act as a vital link in China’s burgeoning network of robotic spacecraft around and on the moon while also performing novel scientific experiments that could lead to new discoveries in cosmology, astrophysics and astrobiology. — Leonard David, Scientific American, "Comsat Launch Bolsters China's Dreams for Landing on the Moon's Far Side," 22 May 2018 That’s a happy meld, those three men, that will always be a part of my cosmology through the song. — Hilary Hughes, Billboard, "Patti Smith on 'Because The Night' at 40: How Her Bruce Springsteen Collaboration Is 'A Whole Life in A Song'," 21 June 2018 Her book, an Afrofuturist fantasy epic steeped in West African cosmology, earned one of the biggest advances in YA history. — Constance Grady, Vox, "Tomi Adeyemi on writing YA about black girls: “I didn’t think black people could be in stories”," 5 June 2018 Remember, Virgo, within each person is a complex cosmology. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "What July's Virgo Horoscope Means for You," 29 June 2018 The old cosmologies were onto something after all, suggests Jones. — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, "Quake expert Lucy Jones examines natural disaster and human denial in 'The Big Ones'," 18 Apr. 2018 Each of us contains our own personal cosmology, and with the sun in your sign, your genuine spirit will be radiating. — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, "What June's Cancer Horoscope Means for You," 29 May 2018 Perhaps the simulations' single biggest lesson so far is not that scientists need to revise their overarching theory of cosmology, but rather that problems lurk in their understanding of astrophysics at smaller scales. — Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Galaxy simulations are at last matching reality—and producing surprising insights into cosmic evolution," 30 May 2018 The 1,300-mile road trip looms large in the cosmology of Ruscha and, by extension, of modern American art. — Mark Rozzo, Vanities, "Ed Ruscha Still Has Plenty More to Say About America," 30 May 2018

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