cosmography

[ koz-mog-ruh-fee ]

/ kɒzˈmɒg rə fi /

noun, plural cos·mog·ra·phies.

a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology.

a description or representation of the main features of the universe.

Origin of cosmography

1350–1400; Middle English <Greek kosmographía description of the world. See cosmo-, -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM cosmography

cos·mog·ra·pher, cos·mog·ra·phist, nouncos·mo·graph·ic

[koz-muh-graf-ik], /ˌkɒz məˈgræf ɪk/, cos·mo·graph·i·cal, adjectivecos·mo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cosmography

cosmism, cosmo-, cosmochemistry, cosmodrome, cosmogony, cosmography, cosmoid, cosmological argument, cosmological constant, cosmological principle, cosmological redshift

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Example sentences from the Web for cosmography

Even when Heylin published his Cosmography, (1652,) forks were still a novelty.
Ten Thousand Wonderful Things|Edmund Fillingham King
The Professor of Astronomy was to teach astronomy, optics, navigation, and cosmography.
Art in England|Dutton Cook
Bishop Lulla is to send a cosmography and a volume of poems.
The Great Book-Collectors|Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
He was the author of several publications on cosmography and navigation.
History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell

The marvel of it all is, not that they believed as they did, but that any other views of cosmography could have been established.
Mars and its Mystery|Edward Sylvester Morse

British Dictionary definitions for cosmography

cosmography

/ (kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

a representation of the world or the universe

the science dealing with the whole order of nature

Derived forms of cosmography

cosmographer or cosmographist, nouncosmographic (ˌkɒzməˈɡræfɪk) or cosmographical, adjectivecosmographically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for cosmography

cosmography

[ kŏz-mŏg′rə-fē ]

The study of the visible universe that includes the measurement and cataloging of its objects and structures.

单词	cosmography
释义	cosmography [ koz-mog-ruh-fee ] / kɒzˈmɒg rə fi / noun, plural cos·mog·ra·phies. a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology. a description or representation of the main features of the universe. Origin of cosmography 1350–1400; Middle English <Greek kosmographía description of the world. See cosmo-, -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM cosmography cos·mog·ra·pher, cos·mog·ra·phist, nouncos·mo·graph·ic [koz-muh-graf-ik], /ˌkɒz məˈgræf ɪk/, cos·mo·graph·i·cal, adjectivecos·mo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby cosmography cosmism, cosmo-, cosmochemistry, cosmodrome, cosmogony, cosmography, cosmoid, cosmological argument, cosmological constant, cosmological principle, cosmological redshift Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cosmography Even when Heylin published his Cosmography, (1652,) forks were still a novelty. Ten Thousand Wonderful Things\|Edmund Fillingham King The Professor of Astronomy was to teach astronomy, optics, navigation, and cosmography. Art in England\|Dutton Cook Bishop Lulla is to send a cosmography and a volume of poems. The Great Book-Collectors\|Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton He was the author of several publications on cosmography and navigation. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia\|Charles Campbell The marvel of it all is, not that they believed as they did, but that any other views of cosmography could have been established. Mars and its Mystery\|Edward Sylvester Morse British Dictionary definitions for cosmography cosmography / (kɒzˈmɒɡrəfɪ) / noun a representation of the world or the universe the science dealing with the whole order of nature Derived forms of cosmography cosmographer or cosmographist, nouncosmographic (ˌkɒzməˈɡræfɪk) or cosmographical, adjectivecosmographically, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for cosmography cosmography [ kŏz-mŏg′rə-fē ] The study of the visible universe that includes the measurement and cataloging of its objects and structures. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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