cosmography
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rə noun, plural cos·mog·ra·phies.
1.
a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology.
2.
a description or representation of the main features of the universe.
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World English Dictionary
cosmography (kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | a representation of the world or the universe |
| 2. | the science dealing with the whole order of nature |
| cos'mographer | |
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| cos'mographist | |
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| cosmographic | |
| —adj | |
| cosmo'graphical | |
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| cosmo'graphically | |
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Science Dictionary
| cosmography (kŏz-mŏg'rə-fē) Pronunciation Key
The study of the visible universe that includes the measurement and cataloging of its objects and structures. |
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Example sentences
Beyond the big bang, see the future of the universe--a look at interstellar cosmography.
He had his weaknesses: his cosmography was amateurish, his navigation overrated, his writing feeble.
Universal cosmography illustrated with various remarkable things.
The clear: the crystalline or outermost heaven of the old cosmography.
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