cosmography — [käz mäg′rə fē] n. [ME cosmographie < LL cosmographia < Gr kosmographia, description of the world: see COSMO & GRAPHY] 1. a general description of the world 2. the science dealing with the structure of the universe as a whole and of its… …   English World dictionary
 
Cosmography — Cos*mog ra*phy (k?z m?g r? f?), n.; pl. {Cosmographies} ( f?z). [Gr. kosmografi a; ko smos the world + gra fein to write: cf. F. cosmographie.] A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
 
cosmography — description of the universe, mid 15c., from COSMO (Cf. cosmo ) + GRAPHY (Cf. graphy). Related: Cosmographic …   Etymology dictionary
 
Cosmography — Sedentary Occupations of the Peasants. Facsimile from an Engraving on Wood, attributed to Holbein, in the Cosmographie of Munster (Basle, 1552, folio). Cosmography is the science that maps the general features of the universe, describing both… …   Wikipedia
 
cosmography — kosmografija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. cosmography vok. Kosmographie, f rus. космография, f pranc. cosmographie, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas 
 
cosmography — noun (plural phies) Etymology: Middle English cosmographie, from Late Latin cosmographia, from Greek kosmographia, from kosmos + graphia graphy Date: 14th century 1. a general description of the world or of the universe 2. the …   New Collegiate Dictionary
 
cosmography — noun a) The creation of maps of the universe. b) The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time. See Also: cosmogony, cosmology …   Wiktionary
 
COSMOGRAPHY —    any theory which attempts to trace the system of things back to its first principle or primordial element or elements …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
 
cosmography — cos mog·ra·phy || grÉ™fɪ n. study of universe or world; representation of the main features of the universe; science that describes the general features of the universe …   English contemporary dictionary
 
cosmography — noun (plural cosmographies) 1》 the branch of science which deals with the general features of the universe, including the earth. 2》 a description or representation of the universe or the earth. Derivatives cosmographer noun cosmographic adjective …   English new terms dictionary