Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosmography

/kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
cos-mog-ra-phy
IPA
/kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The creation of maps of the universe.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of the size and geometry of the universe and changes in those with cosmic time.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos)der. English cosmo- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English cosmography From Ancient Greek κοσμογρᾰφία (kosmogrăphía, “description of the world”). By surface analysis, cosmo- + -graphy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: κοσμογρᾰφία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cosmographies (plural)

Derived Forms

cosmographer cosmographic

Frequently Paired Words

cartographer cartography cosmogeny cosmogony cosmographize cosmology

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

How do you pronounce cosmography?
The recorded pronunciation is /kʰɑzˈmɑɡɹəfi/.
What does cosmography mean?
The creation of maps of the universe.
Where does cosmography come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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