cosmological

/,kɔzmə'lɔdʤik/ Cách viết khác : (cosmological) /,kɔzmə'lɔdʤikəl/

Thân thiện

A scientist points to a cosmological diagram of the universe.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to cosmology: Pertaining to the branch of astronomy or astrophysics that studies the origin, structure, dynamics, and ultimate fate of the entire universe.
   • Relating to philosophical cosmology: Pertaining to the branch of philosophy that deals with the fundamental nature of the universe, including its elements, laws, and characteristics such as space, time, and causality.

Usage

The adjective "cosmological" is used to describe theories, arguments, principles, observations, or quantities that are connected to the study of the universe as a whole. It is a formal, academic term.

Examples

• Scientific Context:
  • The cosmological constant is a term in Einstein's equations of general relativity.
  • Scientists study the cosmological redshift to understand the expansion of the universe.
• Philosophical Context:
  • The cosmological argument for the existence of God posits that the universe requires a first cause.
  • Ancient Greek philosophers engaged in cosmological speculation about the nature of reality.

Advanced Usage

• "Cosmological principle": A fundamental assumption in modern cosmology stating that, on large scales, the universe is homogeneous (the same everywhere) and isotropic (looks the same in all directions).
  • The cosmological principle simplifies our models of the universe's evolution.
• "Cosmological model": A mathematical framework that describes the universe's origin, composition, and evolution.
  • The Lambda-CDM model is the prevailing cosmological model.

Variants and Related Words

• Cosmology (n): The scientific or philosophical study of the universe.
  • He is a professor of cosmology.
• Cosmologist (n): A scientist or philosopher who studies cosmology.
  • The cosmologist presented a new theory.
• Cosmologic (adj): A less common variant of "cosmological," with identical meaning.
  • The cosmologic implications are profound.

Synonyms

• Cosmic: Of or relating to the universe, especially as distinct from Earth. (Note: "Cosmic" is broader and can refer to things in the universe, while "cosmological" specifically relates to the study or theory of the universe.)
• Universal: Relating to or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group. (Note: This is a less precise synonym, often used in a more general, non-scientific sense.)

Related Phrases and Terms

• Cosmological inflation: A theory of exponential expansion of space in the early universe.
  • Cosmological inflation explains the uniformity of the cosmic microwave background.
• Cosmological horizon: The maximum distance from which light could have traveled to the observer within the age of the universe.
  • We cannot observe events beyond our cosmological horizon.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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
   • cosmologic philosophy
   • a cosmological argument is an argument that the universe demands the admission of an adequate external cause which is God
2. pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe
   • cosmologic science
   • cosmological redshift
   • cosmogonic theories of the origin of the universe

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cosmologic
• cosmogonic
• cosmogonical
• cosmogenic