cosmography
nounUS /kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/
Etymology From Ancient Greek κοσμογρᾰφία (kosmogrăphía, “description of the world”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -graphy.
1
The creation of maps of the universe.
2
The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.
- Derived terms
- cosmographer, cosmographic
- Related terms
- cartographer, cartography, cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmographize, cosmology