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cosmologist

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cos·mol·o·gy  (kz-ml-j)
n. pl. cos·mol·o·gies
1. The study of the physical universe considered as a totality of phenomena in time and space.
2.
a. The astrophysical study of the history, structure, and constituent dynamics of the universe.
b. A specific theory or model of this structure and these dynamics.

cosmo·logic (-m-ljk), cosmo·logi·cal adj.
cosmo·logi·cal·ly adv.
cos·molo·gist n.
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Noun1.cosmologist - an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe
astronomer, uranologist, stargazer - a physicist who studies astronomy
Translations
cosmologist [kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪst] ncosmologue mf
cosmologist
nKosmologe m, → Kosmologin f


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