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cos·mog·ra·phy  (kz-mgr-f)
n. pl. cos·mog·ra·phies
1. The study of the visible universe that includes geography and astronomy.
2. A general description or depiction of the world or universe: "a full-blown cosmography in which Earth is 'the garbage dump of the universe'" Mark Muro.
cos·mogra·pher n.
cosmo·graphic (-m-grfk), cosmo·graphi·cal adj.
cosmo·graphi·cal·ly adv.
cosmography  (kz-mgr-f)
The study of the visible universe that includes the measurement and cataloging of its objects and structures.
cosmography
1. the branch of astronomy that maps and describes the main features of the universe.
2. a description or representation of the main features of the universe. — cosmographer, n. — cosmographic, cosmographical, adj.
See also: Cosmology
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Noun1.cosmography - the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)
natural science - the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
2.cosmography - a representation of the earth or the heavens; "the cosmography of Ptolemy"
representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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