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cosmological

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

pertaining to the branch of philosophy dealing with the elements and laws and especially the characteristics of the universe such as space and time and causality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cosmologic philosophy
  • a cosmological argument is an argument that the universe demands the admission of an adequate external cause which is God

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cosmologic

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

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, cosmogonic, cosmogonical, cosmogenic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cosmology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English cosmological From cosmology + -ical.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: cosmolóxicu — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Belarusian: касмалагі́чны (kasmalahíčny) — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Catalan: cosmològic — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Czech: kosmologický — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Danish: kosmologisk — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Dutch: kosmologisch — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • French: cosmologique — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Galician: cosmolóxico — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Georgian: კოსმოლოგიური (ḳosmologiuri) — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • German: kosmologisch — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Hungarian: kozmológiai — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Irish: cosmeolaíoch — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Italian: cosmologico — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Latin: cosmologicus — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Latvian: kosmoloģisks — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Norman: cosmologique — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kosmologisk — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kosmologisk — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Polish: kosmologiczny — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Portuguese: cosmológico — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Romanian: cosmologic — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Russian: космологи́ческий (kosmologíčeskij) — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Spanish: cosmológico — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Swedish: kosmologisk — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe
  • Ukrainian: космологі́чний (kosmolohíčnyj) — of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe