n.
Pronunciation: käz- ' mä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
Etymology: New Latin cosmologia, from Greek kosmos + New Latin -logia -logy
Date: circa 1656
1 a : a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe b : a theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe
2 : a branch of astronomy that deals with the origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe also : a theory dealing with these matters
– cos · mo · log · i · cal \ ˌ käz-m ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– cos · mo · log · i · cal · ly \ -ji-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– cos · mol · o · gist \ käz- ' mä-l ə -jist \ noun