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COSMOGONIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cosmogonic mean?
• COSMOGONIC (adjective)
The adjective COSMOGONIC has 1 sense:
1. pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe
Familiarity information: COSMOGONIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
cosmogenic; cosmogonic; cosmogonical; cosmologic; cosmological
Context example:
cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe
Pertainym:
cosmogony (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)
Derivation:
cosmogony (the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe)
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