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cosmologist

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cos⋅mol⋅o⋅gy

  [koz-mol-uh-jee]
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–noun
1. the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and esp. 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; < NL cosmologia. See cosmo-, -logy

Related forms:
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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cos·mol·o·gy   (kŏz-mŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. cos·mol·o·gies

  1. The study of the physical universe considered as a totality of phenomena in time and space.

    1. The astrophysical study of the history, structure, and constituent dynamics of the universe.

    2. A specific theory or model of this structure and these dynamics.

cos'mo·log'ic (-mə-lŏj'ĭk), cos'mo·log'i·cal adj., cos'mo·log'i·cal·ly adv., cos·mol'o·gist n.
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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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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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