COSMOGRAPHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cosmography mean? 

• COSMOGRAPHY (noun)
  The noun COSMOGRAPHY has 2 senses:

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

2. a representation of the earth or the heavens

  Familiarity information: COSMOGRAPHY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COSMOGRAPHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cosmography" is a kind of...):

natural science (the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)

Derivation:

cosmographer; cosmographist (a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A representation of the earth or the heavens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the cosmography of Ptolemy

Hypernyms ("cosmography" is a kind of...):

representation (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)

Derivation:

cosmographer; cosmographist (a scientist knowledgeable about cosmography)