cosmography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The creation of maps of the universe.
  2. The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.

Pronunciation

/kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-cosmography.wav

Word forms

cosmography cosmographies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κοσμογρᾰφία (kosmogrăphía, “description of the world”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -graphy.

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