cosmos

cos·mos

 (kŏz′məs, -mŏs′, -mōs′)

n.

1. The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole.

2. An ordered, harmonious whole.

3. Harmony and order as distinct from chaos.

4. pl. cos·mos·es or cosmos Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos in the composite family, having radiate flower heads of variously colored flowers and opposite pinnate leaves, especially C. bipinnatus and C. sulphureus, widely cultivated as garden annuals.

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[Middle English, from Greek kosmos, order.]

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cosmos

(ˈkɒzmɒs)

npl -mos or -moses

1. (Philosophy) the world or universe considered as an ordered system

2. any ordered system

3. harmony; order

4. (Plants) any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

[C17: from Greek kosmos order, world, universe]

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Cosmos

(ˈkɒzmɒs)

n

(Astronautics) astronautics any of various types of Soviet satellite, including Cosmos 1 (launched 1962) and nearly 2000 subsequent satellites

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cos•mos

(ˈkɒz məs, -moʊs)

n., pl. -mos, -mos•es for 2,4.

1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.

2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system.

3. order; harmony.

4. any of a genus, Cosmos, of New World composite plants having open clusters of flowers with red or yellow disks and wide rays of white, pink, or purple.

[1150–1200; Middle English < Greek kósmos order, form, arrangement, the world or universe]

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cos·mos

(kŏz′məs, kŏz′mōs′)

The universe, especially when considered as an orderly and harmonious whole.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cosmos - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" macrocosm, 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"
	2.	cosmos - any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals cosmea flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms genus Cosmos - genus of tropical American plants cultivated for their colorful flowers

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cosmos

noun

1. universe, world, creation, macrocosm a religion which offers a sense of the place of humanity in the cosmos

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cosmos

noun

The totality of all existing things:

creation, macrocosm, nature, universe, world.

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Translations

Kosmos

cosmos

cosmos

alheimurinn

cosmo

kosmos

cosmocosmos

kosmos

cosmos

[ˈkɒzmɒs] N → cosmos m

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cosmos

[ˈkɒzmɒs] n → cosmos m
the cosmos → le cosmos

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cosmos

n

→ Kosmos m

(Bot) → Kosmee f

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cosmos

[ˈkɒzmɒs] n → cosmo

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cosmic

(ˈkozmik) adjective

having to do with the universe or outer space. cosmic rays. kosmies كَوْنـي космически cósmico kosmický kosmisch kosmisk κοσμικόςcósmico kosmiline وابسته به کائنات kosminen cosmique שֶׁל הָיקוּם लौकिक kozmički, svemirski kozmikus kosmik alheims- cosmico 宇宙の 우주의 kosminis kosmisks penyiaran kosmos kosmischkosmiskkosmiczny كوزميك، دنيائى، عالمى، جهانى، كيهانى cósmico cosmic космический kozmický vesoljski vasionski kosmisk ซึ่งเกี่ยวกับจักรวาล evrenle ilgili 宇宙的 космічний كائناتى thuộc vũ trụ 宇宙的

ˈcosmonaut (-noːt) noun

a person who travels in space; an astronaut. ruimtevaarder رائِد فَضاء космонавт cosmonauta kosmonaut der Kosmonaut kosmonaut; astronaut κοσμοναύτηςcosmonauta kosmonaut فضانورد kosmonautti cosmonauteקוסמונאוט अंतरिक्ष यात्री kozmonaut, astronaut űrhajós antariksawan geimfari cosmonauta 宇宙飛行士 우주 비행사 kosmonautas kosmonauts ahli kosmos ruimtevaarderromfarer, kosmonautkosmonauta فضا نورد cosmonauta cosmonaut космонавт kozmonaut, -ka vesoljec kosmonaut kosmonaut นักบินอวกาศ kozmonot 宇航員，太空人 космонавт خلاباز nhà du hành vũ trụ 宇航员

the cosmos (ˈkozmos) , ((American) -məs)

the universe. kosmos, heelal كَوْن، فَضاء вселена o cosmo vesmír der Kosmos kosmos ο κόσμος, το σύμπαν el cosmos maailmakõiksus کیهان؛ جهان هستی avaruus cosmos הָיְקוּם ब्रह्मांड kozmos, svemir világegyetem alam semesta alheimurinn cosmo 宇宙 우주 kosmosas kosmoss; visums alam semesta kosmoskosmoskosmos : كوزميك، دنيائى، عالمى، جهانى، كيهانى o cosmo cos­mosul космос vesmír vesolje vasiona kosmos จักรวาล evren, kâinat 宇宙 космос; Всесвіт كائنات، نظام كائنات vũ trụ 宇宙

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