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cosmogonic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to cosmogony.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cosmologic science
  • cosmological redshift
  • cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cosmologic, cosmological, cosmogonical, cosmogenic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cosmogony Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English cosmogonic From cosmogony + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: cosmogónicu — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Belarusian: касмагані́чны (kasmahaníčny) — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Catalan: cosmogònic — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • French: cosmogonique — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Galician: cosmogónico — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • German: kosmogonisch — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Greek: κοσμογονικός (kosmogonikós) — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Italian: cosmogonico — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Polish: kosmogoniczny — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Russian: космогони́ческий (kosmogoníčeskij) — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Spanish: cosmogónico — of or pertaining to cosmogony
  • Ukrainian: космогоні́чний (kosmohoníčnyj) — of or pertaining to cosmogony