cosmology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ (Canada, US)
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin cosmologia, from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + -λογία (-logía, “treating of”), combination form of -λόγος (-lógos, “one who speaks (in a certain manner)”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -logy.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
We live our lives in three dimensions for our threescore and ten allotted years. Yet every branch of contemporary science, from statistics to cosmology, alludes to processes that operate on scales outside of human experience: the millisecond and the nanometer, the eon and the light-year.
2012 January 14, Robert L. Dorit, “Rereading Darwin”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2012, page 23:Meronym: cosmogony
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(countable, uncountable) A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
Meronym: cosmogony
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(countable, uncountable) A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.
Near-synonyms: cosmovision, worldview
But the work of Marshack and Leroi-Gourhan enable us to see that these later religions of the civilized period are elaborations of the cosmologies from the universal religion of the Upper Paleolithic.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 130:Meronym: cosmogony
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cosmologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Schwarzschild cosmology · psychocosmology · black hole cosmology · microcosmology · concordance cosmology · macrocosmology
Relateds
big bang theory · steady state theory · cosmologic · cosmic · eschatology · cosmos · cosmogony · cosmological · cosmologist
Synonyms
Translations (74)
ca cosmologia (study of the physical universe) · fr cosmologie (study of the physical universe) · ru космоло́гия (study of the physical universe) · ru мировосприя́тие (the way the world is viewed) · kk ғарышнама (study of the physical universe) · tl dalubmayawan (study of the physical universe) · sv kosmologi (study of the physical universe) · he קוסמולוגיה (study of the physical universe) · nl kosmologie (study of the physical universe) · ka კოსმოლოგია (study of the physical universe) · ar عِلْم الكَوْن الفِيزِيَائِيّ (study of the physical universe) · mk космологија (study of the physical universe) · io kosmologio (study of the physical universe) · hu kozmológia (study of the physical universe) · fa کیهانشناسی (study of the physical universe) · ja 宇宙論 (study of the physical universe) · uz kosmologiya (study of the physical universe) · yi קאָסמאָלאָגיע (study of the physical universe) · it cosmologia (study of the physical universe) · nb kosmologi (study of the physical universe) · ro космолоӂие (study of the physical universe) · kmr kosmolojî (study of the physical universe) · hi ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान (study of the physical universe) · my စကြာဝဠာဗေဒ (study of the physical universe) · nl ruimtekunde (study of the physical universe) · kw kosmonieth (study of the physical universe) · km លោកធាតុវិទ្យា (study of the physical universe) · sh kozmològija (study of the physical universe) · pl kosmologia (study of the physical universe) · ro cosmologie (study of the physical universe) · hy կոսմոլոգիա (study of the physical universe) · nn kosmologi (study of the physical universe) · eo kosmologio (study of the physical universe) · is heimsfræði (study of the physical universe) · la cosmologia (study of the physical universe) · cmn 宇宙學 /宇宙学 (study of the physical universe) · tk kosmologiýa (study of the physical universe) · oc cosmologia (study of the physical universe) · ja 世界観 (the way the world is viewed) · fi kosmologia (study of the physical universe) · lt kosmologija (study of the physical universe) · kk космология (study of the physical universe) · mt kosmoloġija (study of the physical universe) · tl kosmolohiya (study of the physical universe) · lv kosmoloģija (study of the physical universe) · sq kozmologji (study of the physical universe) · el κοσμολογία (study of the physical universe) · de Kosmologie (study of the physical universe) · be касмало́гія (study of the physical universe) · eu kosmologia (study of the physical universe) · ast cosmoloxía (study of the physical universe) · nrf cosmologie (study of the physical universe) · da kosmologi (study of the physical universe) · es cosmología (study of the physical universe) · sd آفاقڀياس (study of the physical universe) · id kosmologi (study of the physical universe) · ia cosmologia (study of the physical universe) · gl cosmoloxía (study of the physical universe) · af kosmologie (study of the physical universe) · ky космология (study of the physical universe) · cs kosmologie (study of the physical universe) · an cosmolochía (study of the physical universe) · sk kozmológia (study of the physical universe) · bg космоло́гия (study of the physical universe) · sh козмоло̀гија (study of the physical universe) · pt cosmologia (study of the physical universe) · ko 우주론 (study of the physical universe) · hy աշխարհայացք (the way the world is viewed) · uk космоло́гія (study of the physical universe) · et kosmoloogia (study of the physical universe) · tr kozmoloji (study of the physical universe) · ms kosmologi (study of the physical universe) · sl kozmologija (study of the physical universe) · az kosmologiya (study of the physical universe)