cosmography

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US/kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/

noun

The creation of maps of the universe.

OriginAncient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- →
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Meanings

nouncosmography (countable and uncountable, plural cosmographies)

plural cosmographies

  1. countableuncountableThe creation of maps of the universe.
  2. countableuncountableThe study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱem-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱens-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kónsmos
  4. Ancient Greekκόσμος (kósmos)
  5. Englishcosmo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  8. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  9. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  10. Englishcosmography

From Ancient Greek κοσμογρᾰφία (kosmogrăphía, “description of the world”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -graphy.

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Translations

Esperanto kosmografio
  • kosmografiothe creation of maps of the universe
Irish cosmagrafaíocht
  • cosmagrafaíochtthe creation of maps of the universe
Spanish cosmografía
  • cosmografíathe creation of maps of the universe
Swedish världsbeskrivning, kosmografi
  • världsbeskrivningthe creation of maps of the universe
  • kosmografithe creation of maps of the universe
Tagalog talamayawan
  • talamayawanthe creation of maps of the universe

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cosmography

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Cite this entry
APA

cosmography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmography

MLA

“cosmography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosmography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmography.

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