u·ni·verse

(yo͞o′nə-vûrs′)

1. All spacetime, matter, and energy, including the solar system, all stars and galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.

2. A hypothetical whole of spacetime, matter, and energy that is purported to exist simultaneously with but to be different from this universe: an alternate universe.

a. A model or conception of the earth and everything else that exists: "Apart from celestial beings, the aboriginals' universe contained spirits of the land and sea" (Madhusree Mukerjee).

b. The human race or a subset of it: "It was a universe that took slavery for granted" (Adam Hochschild).

4. A sphere of interest, activity, or understanding: "their almost hermetically sealed-off universe of part-time jobs and study and improvised meals" (Sue Miller).

5. Logic See universe of discourse.

6. Statistics See population.

[Middle English, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from neuter of ūniversus, whole : ūnus, one; see oi-no- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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universe

(ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs)

1. (Astronomy) astronomy the aggregate of all existing matter, energy, and space

2. human beings collectively

3. a province or sphere of thought or activity

4. (Statistics) statistics another word for population⁷

[C16: from French univers, from Latin ūniversum the whole world, from ūniversus all together, from uni- + vertere to turn]

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u•ni•verse

(ˈyu nəˌvɜrs)

n.

1. the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.

2. the whole world, esp. with reference to humanity.

3. a world or sphere in which something exists or prevails.

4. Also called u′niverse of dis′course.Logic. the aggregate of all the objects, attributes, and relations assumed or implied in a given discussion.

[1325–75; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūniversus entire, all, literally, turned into one =ūni- ūni- + versus, past participle of vertere to turn]

u·ni·verse

(yo͞o′nə-vûrs′)

All matter and energy, including Earth, the galaxies, and the contents of the space between the galaxies, regarded as a whole.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	universe - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" cosmos, macrocosm, 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"
	2.	universe - (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn; "it is an estimate of the mean of the population" population statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters subpopulation - a population that is part of a larger population aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	3.	universe - everything stated or assumed in a given discussion universe of discourse cognitive content, mental object, content - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

universe

noun cosmos, space, creation, everything, nature, heavens, the natural world, macrocosm, all existence Einstein's equations showed the Universe to be expanding.

Quotations
"The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless" [Steven Weinberg The First Three Minutes]
"The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent" [Revd. John H. Holmes A Sensible Man's View of Religion]
"Had I been present at the Creation, I would have given some useful hints for the better ordering of the universe" [attributed to Alfonso `the Wise', King of Castile]
"Now, my own suspicion is that the Universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose" [J.B.S. Haldane Possible Worlds]

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

universe

noun

1. The totality of all existing things:

cosmos, creation, macrocosm, nature, world.

2. The human race:

earth, flesh, Homo sapiens, humanity, humankind, man, mankind, world.

Translations

كَوْن

vesmír

univers

Universum Weltall

σύμπαν

universo

maailmankaikkeusuniversumiavaruuskosmosmaailma

Univers

svemir

alheimurinn

universo giunto cardanico universale universalmente

宇宙

우주

universaliaiuniversalumasvisata

kosmossvisums

vesolje

universum

จักรวาล

evren

vũ trụ

宇宙

universe

[ˈjuːnɪvɜːs] N → universo m
he's the funniest writer in the universe > → es el escritor más divertido del mundo

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universe

[ˈjuːnivɜː^rs] n
the universe → l'univers m

universe

(= cosmos) → (Welt)all nt, → Universum nt; (= galaxy) → Sternsystem nt; (= world) → Welt f; he’s the funniest writer in the universe (inf) → er schreibt die komischsten Sachen überhaupt

(Logic) universe of discourse → Gesamtheit f → aller Gegenstände der Abhandlung

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

universe

[ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs] n the universe → l'universo

universe

(ˈjuːnivəːs) noun

everything – earth, planets, sun, stars etc – that exists anywhere. Somewhere in the universe there must be another world like ours.

ˌuniˈversal adjective

affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people. English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.

ˌuniˈversally adverb

ˌuniverˈsality (-ˈsӕ-) noun

universe

→ كَوْن vesmír univers Universum σύμπαν universo maailmankaikkeus univers svemir universo 宇宙 우주 heelal univers wszechświat universo вселенная universum จักรวาล evren vũ trụ 宇宙

universe

n. universo, mundo, globo.