cosmologist
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cos·mol·o·gy
(kŏz-mŏl′ə-jē)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.
3. A philosophical, religious, or mythical explanation of the nature and structure of the universe.
cos′mo·log′ic (-mə-lŏj′ĭk), cos′mo·log′i·cal adj.
cos′mo·log′i·cal·ly adv.
cos·mol′o·gist n.
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Noun | 1. | cosmologist - an astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe |
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[kɒzˈmɒlədʒɪst] n → cosmologue mfCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cosmologist
n → Kosmologe m, → Kosmologin f
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