cosmogony

cosmogony
[kɒzˈmɒgəni]
(pl. -ies)
  1. [mass noun]the branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe, especially the solar system
    天体演化学
    ■[count noun]a theory regarding this
    天体演化论
    in their cosmogony, the world was thought to be a square, flat surface.
    在他们的天体演化论中,地球被想像成一个方的平面。
派生
cosmogonic
[-məˈgɒnɪk]
adjective
cosmogonical
[-məˈgɒnɪk(ə)l]
adjective
cosmogonist
noun
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from Greek kosmogonia, from kosmos 'order or world' + -gonia '-begetting'
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