macrocosm

mac·ro·cosm

(măk′rə-kŏz′əm)

1. The entire world; the universe.

2. A system reflecting on a large scale one of its component systems or parts.

[Medieval Latin macrocosmus : Greek makro-, macro- + Greek kosmos, world.]

mac′ro·cos′mic adj.

mac′ro·cos′mic·al·ly adv.

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macrocosm

(ˈmækrəˌkɒzəm)

1. a complex structure, such as the universe or society, regarded as an entirety, as opposed to microcosms, which have a similar structure and are contained within it

2. any complex entity regarded as a complete system in itself

[C16: via French and Latin from Greek makros kosmos great world]

ˌmacroˈcosmic adj

ˌmacroˈcosmically adv

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mac•ro•cosm

(ˈmæk rəˌkɒz əm)

n.

the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm).

[1590–1600; (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin macrocosmus; see macro-, cosmos]

mac`ro•cos′mic, adj.

mac`ro•cos′mi•cal•ly, adv.

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Noun

macrocosm - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence"

cosmos, universe, world, existence, creation

natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by man

extragalactic nebula, galaxy - (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust; "`extragalactic nebula' is a former name for `galaxy'"

celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky

closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter

estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object - a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere

natural order - the physical universe considered as an orderly system subject to natural (not human or supernatural) laws

nature - the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.; "they tried to preserve nature as they found it"

macrocosm

noun

The totality of all existing things:

cosmos, creation, nature, universe, world.

Translations

μακρόκοσμος

macrocosmos

macrocosmmacrocosmos

макрокосм

macrocosm

[ˈmækrəʊkɒzəm] N → macrocosmo m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

macrocosm

[ˈmækrəʊkɒz^əm] n [universe, society] → macrocosme m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

macrocosm

n → Makrokosmos m; the macrocosm of Italian society → die italienische Gesellschaft als ganzes or in ihrer Gesamtheit

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

macrocosm

[ˈmækrəˌkɒzəm] n → macrocosmo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

macrocosm

n. macrocosmo.

1. el universo como representación del ser humano;

2. el universo considerado como un todo.

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