English dictionary

cosmography

/k/A/z'm/A/gr/@/f/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)

noun.cognition

Source: WordNet 3.0
a representation of the earth or the heavens

noun.artifact

Examples
The cosmography of Ptolemy.

Source: WordNet 3.0
A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.

noun

Source: webster1913