cosmology
/kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/
cosmology noun: the study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
Noun
cosmology (countable and uncountable, plural cosmologies)
- The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
- Meronym: cosmogony
- 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, Robert L. Dorit, “Rereading Darwin”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2012, page 23
- A metaphysical study into the origin and nature of the universe.
- Meronym: cosmogony
- A particular view (cultural or religious) of the structure and origin of the universe.
- Meronym: cosmogony
- Near-synonyms: cosmovision, worldview
- Synonyms:
- cosmovision, worldview
cosmology meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cosmology in Hindi
- study of the physical universe
- ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान brahmāṇḍ vijñān
cosmology in Tamil
- அண்டவியல்
cosmology in Marathi
- ब्रह्मांडशास्त्र, ब्रह्मांडविज्ञान
cosmology in Urdu
- کاسمولوجی, کائناتیات
More languagesFewer languages
- cosmology in Bengali
- সৃষ্টিতত্ত্ব, বিশ্বতত্ত্ব
- cosmology in Telugu
- విశ్వోద్భవ శాస్త్రం, కాస్మాలజీ, విశ్వోద్భవశాస్త్రం
- cosmology in Malayalam
- കോസ്മോളജി, പ്രപഞ്ചശാസ്ത്രം
- cosmology in Kannada
- ಇಡಿಯಡೆಯರಿಮೆ, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡದ ಅರಿಮೆ
- cosmology in Punjabi
- ਬ੍ਰਹਿਮੰਡ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ, ਬ੍ਰਹਿਮੰਡ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ, ਬ੍ਰਹਿਮੰਡੀ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ
- cosmology in Gujarati
- બ્રહ્માંડશાસ્ત્ર, બ્રહ્માંડવિજ્ઞાન, કોસ્મોલોજી
- cosmology in Odia
- ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣ୍ଡ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ, ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଣ୍ଡବିଜ୍ଞାନ
- cosmology in Nepali
- ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान, ब्रह्माण्डविज्ञान, ब्रह्माण्डशास्त्र
- cosmology in Tagalog
- dalubmayawan, kosmolohiya
- cosmology in Arabic
- عِلْم الكَوْن الفِيزِيَائِيّ ʕilm al-kawn al-fīziyāʔiyy
- cosmology in Malay
- kosmologi
- cosmology in Indonesian
- kosmologi
- cosmology in Persian
- کیهانشناسی keyhân-šenâsi
- cosmology in Myanmar
- စကြာဝဠာဗေဒ ca.krawa.labeda.
- Sindhi
- آفاقڀياس Aafaaqbhyas
Examples of cosmology in a sentence
- Another important problem in cosmology is: Why is the nightsky dark?
- The mystic objectifies a rich feeling in the pit of the stomach into a cosmology.
- With a generic cosmology as background, I introduce the particular community of Chienshih Township in the northern Taiwan county of Hsinchu.
Synonyms of cosmology
Forms of cosmology
| plural | cosmologies |
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Origin of cosmology
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.
Phrases with cosmology
Words that rhyme with cosmology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
- archaeopalynology
Questions about cosmology
- What does cosmology mean?
- Cosmology means the study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate.
- What is cosmology in Hindi?
- Cosmology in Hindi is ब्रह्माण्ड विज्ञान (brahmāṇḍ vijñān). See Cosmology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cosmology?
- Cosmology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cosmology?
- Cosmology is pronounced /kɑzˈmɑləd͡ʒi/ (US).
- What is the plural of cosmology?
- The plural of cosmology is cosmologies.
Words near cosmology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cosmology (page history and authors); cosmology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmology (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmology (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmology (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmology (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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