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cosmological

[koz-mol-uh-jee] Origin

cos·mol·o·gy

[koz-mol-uh-jee]
noun
1.
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
2.
the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.

Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin cosmologia. See cosmo-, -logy

cos·mol·o·ger, cos·mol·o·gist, noun
cos·mo·log·i·cal [koz-muh-loj-i-kuhl] , cos·mo·log·ic, adjective
cos·mo·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
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cosmology (kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
1.  the philosophical study of the origin and nature of the universe
2.  the branch of astronomy concerned with the evolution and structure of the universe
3.  a particular account of the origin or structure of the universe: Ptolemaic cosmology
 
cosmological
 
adj
 
cosmo'logic
 
adj
 
cosmo'logically
 
adv
 
cos'mologist
 
n

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Word Origin & History

cosmology
1650s, from Mod.L. cosmologia, from Gk. kosmos (see cosmos) + -logia "discourse."
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cosmological
1825, from Gk. kosmologikos, from kosmos (see cosmos) + logia "discourse."
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Science Dictionary
cosmology   (kŏz-mŏl'ə-jē)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. The scientific study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe.

  2. A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.


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cosmology [(koz-mol-uh-jee)]

The branch of science dealing with the large-scale structure, origins, and development of the universe. (See astronomy and Big Bang theory.)

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