cosmology
/kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)［mass noun］
1- the science of the origin and development of the universe. Modern astronomy is dominated by the big bang theory which brings together observational astronomy and particle physics.宇宙哲学; 宇宙论。
1.1
- count noun an account or theory of the origin of the universe宇宙起源说; 宇宙起源论。
派生词
cosmological
adjectivecosmologist
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from French cosmologie or modern Latin cosmologia, from Greek kosmos 'order or world' + -logia 'discourse'.