Cosmography

[kɒz'mɒgrәfi]

Definition

(noun.) a representation of the earth or the heavens; 'the cosmography of Ptolemy'.

(noun.) the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy).

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Definition

(n.) A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.

Edited by Ivan

Definition

n. a description of the world: the science of the constitution of the universe.—n. Cosmog′rapher.—adjs. Cosmograph′ic -al.

Editor: Wendell