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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cos•mol•o•gy /kɑzˈmɑlədʒi/USA pronunciation n. - Philosophy the study of the structure of the universe, esp. of space, time, etc.:[uncountable]Astronomers and philosophers alike are interested in cosmology.
- Astronomya theory of the origin and structure of the universe.
cos•mo•log•i•cal /ˌkɑzməˈlɑdʒɪkəl/USA pronunciation cos•mo•log•ic, adj. cos•mo•log•i•cal•ly, adv. cos•mol•o•gist /kɑzˈmɑlədʒɪst/USA pronunciation n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cos•mol•o•gy (koz mol′ə jē),USA pronunciation n. - Philosophythe 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.
- Astronomythe branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.
- Neo-Latin cosmologia. See cosmo-, -logy
- 1650–60;
cos•mol′o•ger, cos•mol′o•gist, n. cos•mo•log•i•cal (koz′mə loj′i kəl),USA pronunciation cos′mo•log′ic, adj. cos′mo•log′i•cal•ly, adv. |