cosmology

[koz-mol-uh-jee] /kɒzˈmɒl ə dʒi/
noun
1.
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom.
2.
the branch of astronomy that deals with the general structure and evolution of the universe.
Origin
1650-60; < Neo-Latin cosmologia. See cosmo-, -logy
Related forms
cosmologer, cosmologist, noun
cosmological
[koz-muh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌkɒz məˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/ (Show IPA), cosmologic, adjective
cosmologically, adverb
Examples from the web for cosmology
  • By then the discovery of the cosmic microwave background was transforming cosmology.
  • He loved the age-old mysteries surrounding the nature of matter, time and space at the heart of cosmology and metaphysics.
  • The current standard cosmology has no guidance, it has observed and elucidated a process.
  • The history of particle cosmology shows that science can benefit from wrenching changes.
  • cosmology used to be a heartless science, all about dark matter lost in mind-bending abysses and exploding stars.
  • The first is excellent on the cosmology and physics interface and the second is great at debunking pseudoscience lunacy de jour.
  • His primary focus is space science, ranging from planets to cosmology.
  • Identifying the nature and amount of dark matter is the central problem in cosmology today.
  • The answer to your question may be counterintuitive but this is based on modern cosmology and relativity theory.
  • And so this discovery is fundamental and a milestone for cosmology.
British Dictionary definitions for cosmology

cosmology

/kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the philosophical study of the origin and nature of the universe
2.
the branch of astronomy concerned with the evolution and structure of the universe
3.
a particular account of the origin or structure of the universe: Ptolemaic cosmology
Derived Forms
cosmological (ˌkɒzməˈlɒdʒɪkəl), cosmologic, adjective
cosmologically, adverb
cosmologist, noun
Word Origin and History for cosmology
n.

1650s, from Modern Latin cosmologia, from Greek kosmos (see cosmos) + -logia "discourse" (see -logy). Related: Cosmological; cosmologist.

They cannot scare me with their empty spaces
Between stars--on stars where no human race is.
I have it in me so much nearer home
To scare myself with my own desert places.

[Robert Frost, from "Desert Places," 1936]

cosmology in Science
cosmology
  (kŏz-mŏl'ə-jē)   

  1. The scientific study of the origin, evolution, and structure of the universe.

  2. A specific theory or model of the origin and evolution of the universe.


cosmology in Culture
cosmology [(koz-mol-uh-jee)]

A system of beliefs that seeks to describe or explain the origin and structure of the universe. A cosmology attempts to establish an ordered, harmonious framework that integrates time, space, the planets, stars, and other celestial phenomena. In so-called primitive societies, cosmologies help explain the relationship of human beings to the rest of the universe and are therefore closely tied to religious beliefs and practices. In modern industrial societies, cosmologies seek to explain the universe through astronomy and mathematics. Metaphysics also plays a part in the formation of cosmologies. (See also under “Physical Sciences and Mathematics.”)

cosmology [(koz-mol-uh-jee)]

The branch of science dealing with the large-scale structure, origins, and development of the universe. (See astronomy and Big Bang theory.)