cosmogony
/kɒzˈmɒgənɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- the branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe, especially the solar system天体演化学。
1.1
- count noun a theory regarding this天体演化论：
in their cosmogony, the world was thought to be a square, flat surface.
在他们的天体演化论中, 地球被认为是一个方形平面。
派生词
cosmogonic
/ˌkɒzməʊˈgɒnɪk/ adjectivecosmogonical
/ˌkɒzməʊˈgɒnɪkəl/ adjectivecosmogonist
noun词源
late 17th cent.: from Greek kosmogonia, from kosmos 'order or world' + -gonia '-begetting'.