cosmogeny

What does cosmogeny mean?

cosmogeny means "the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe".

How many syllables are in cosmogeny?

cosmogeny has 4 syllables and divides as co-smo-ge-ny under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cosmogeny?

Close synonyms include cosmology, cosmogony. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cosmogeny a common word?

cosmogeny is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cosmogeny come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.