cosmography

cosmography Definition

cos·mog·ra·phy (käz mäg′rə fē)

noun

a general description of the world
the science dealing with the structure of the universe as a whole and of its related parts: geology, geography, and astronomy are branches of cosmography

Etymology: ME cosmographie < LL cosmographia < Gr kosmographia, description of the world: see cosmo- & -graphy

cosmography Related Forms

cos·mog′·ra·pher noun cos′·mo·graph′ic (käz′mə graf′ik) adjective or cos′·mo·graph′i·cal cos′·mo·graph′i·cally adverb

cosmography Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

Jain: History Temples and images are eternal in the Jain tradition, being involved in Jain cosmography.

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