COSMOGRAPHY


Meaning of COSMOGRAPHY in English

— cosmographer, cosmographist , n. — cosmographic /koz'meuh graf"ik/ , cosmographical , adj. — cosmographically , adv.

/koz mog"reuh fee/ , n. , pl. cosmographies .

1. a science that describes and maps the main features of the heavens and the earth, including astronomy, geography, and geology.

2. a description or representation of the main features of the universe.

[ 1350-1400; ME kosmographía description of the world. See COSMO-, -GRAPHY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .