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cosmology Definition

cos·mol·ogy (käz mälə jē)

noun

  1. the scientific study of the form, content, organization, and evolution of the universe
  2. the branch of metaphysics dealing with the origin and structure of the universe

Etymology: ML cosmologia: see cosmo- & -logy

cosmology Related Forms
cos′·mo·logi·cal (käz′mə läjə kəl) adjective cos′·mo·logi·cally adverb cos·molo·gist noun
cosmology Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • discuss: That is why I spend a good deal of time in The Fabric of the Cosmos discussing cosmology.
  • cover: Nibiru The other aspect of Sumerian mythology covers cosmology.
  • develop: In the warring states and early Han period they are used to develop a sophisticated cosmology.
  • base: Unlike traditional theology ( kalam ), philosophy should articulate a cosmology based on the findings of modern science.

Adjective modifier

  • relativistic: Worse, the physical theory of relativistic cosmology is unable to pick between the two cases.
  • observational: Incidentally, my oldest daughter is a graduate student working on observational cosmology!
  • modern: The same is true of attempts to identify the big bang of modern cosmology with the myth of Genesis.
  • Chinese: I prefer to avoid the Daoism or Chinese cosmology usually associated with Tai Chi.
  • ancient: In ancient cosmology, the planetary spheres ascended from Earth to Heaven like the rungs of a ladder.

Modifies a noun

  • physics: Rev. Lett. ) astronomy cosmology particle physics WATER ON THE SUN.
  • particle: Rev. Lett. ) astronomy cosmology particle physics WATER ON THE SUN.
  • sun: Rev. Lett. , 28 Sept. 1992. ) cosmology sun ULYSSES ' JUPITER ENCOUNTER has engendered 13 articles in the 11 Sept. issue of Science.
  • element: Each module supports elements in the English National Curriculum at KS4 and the astronomy and cosmology elements of the A-level Physics syllabus.
  • experiment: There is also a section on applications to cosmology experiments.
  • page: Back to the Friedman Equation Back to main Cosmology page 1 This does not mean the universe seems isotropic to every possible observer.

Noun used with modifier

  • astronomy: Rev. Lett. ) astronomy cosmology particle physics WATER ON THE SUN.
  • quantum: The main problem of quantum cosmology is the lack of a quantum theory of gravity.
  • Buddhist: The problem here is how much ground can Buddhist cosmology concede to modern science before it ceases to be Buddhist?
  • particle: The recent abundance of results from such observations has made the subject of particle cosmology blossom.
cosmology Quotes

There is at least one philosophical problem in which all thinking men are interested. It is the problem of cosmology: the problem of understanding the worldöincluding ourselves, and our knowledge, as part of the world. All science is cosmology, I believe, and for me the interest of philosophy, no less than that of science, lies solely in the contributions which it has made to it.

—Popper, Sir Karl Raimund

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