Cosmology

[kɒz'mɒlədʒɪ] or [kɑz'mɑlədʒi]

Definition

(noun.) the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe.

(noun.) the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe.

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Definition

(n.) The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements of bodies, the modifications of material things, the laws of motion, and the order and course of nature.

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Definition

n. the science of the universe as a whole: a treatise on the structure and parts of the system of creation.—adj. Cosmolog′ical.—n. Cosmol′ogist one versed in cosmology.—adj. Cosmoplas′tic moulding the universe.

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