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Cosmos

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒzmɒs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑzməs, -moʊs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(koz′məs, -mōs)

Inflections of 'cosmos' (n):

cosmos: npl

cosmoses: npl

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Cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs/ n

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

cos•mos /ˈkɑzməs, -moʊs/USA pronunciation n. [countable;
usually singular;
the + ~], pl. -mos, -mos•es.

the universe when it is thought of as an orderly, structured system:intelligent life in the cosmos.

See -cosm-.

cos•mos (koz′məs, -mōs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mos, -mos•es for 2, 4.

the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
a complete, orderly, harmonious system.
order;
harmony.
Plant Biologyany composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical America, some species of which, as C. bipannatus and C. sulphureus, are cultivated for their showy ray flowers.
AerospaceAlso, Kosmos. (cap.)one of a long series of Soviet satellites that have been launched into orbit around the earth.

Greek kósmos order, form, arrangement, the world or universe
Middle English 1150–1200

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cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs/ n

the world or universe considered as an ordered system
any ordered system
harmony; order
( pl -mos, -moses) any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek kosmos order, world, universe

'Cosmos' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cosmo- - dharma - pancosmism - Sagan - taikonaut - world - black cosmos - cosmic - ideal of pure reason - idea of pure reason - kosmos - macrocosm - mandala - microcosm - universe - system

In Lists: Astronomy words, Space travel terms, more...

Synonyms: universe, creation, solar system, galaxy, everything, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "Cosmos" in the title:

A torch that lights up the dark space of the cosmos
cosmos
cosmos shimmering with unknown possibility
Einstein's opening words at the world fair 1939 from the book Cosmos: Possible worlds
eyeing the <Cosmos>
"getting the science right" From Cosmos: Possible worlds
my entire sense of the cosmos
of the life-force, the libido, of the cosmos
take on the cosmos
The cosmos is beyond our ability to understand (it).
the origin of the cosmos in Genesis
The secrets of the cosmos lie through the Wormhole.
"The universe" <vs> "the cosmos"
we are the cosmos made conscious
whatever be in the cosmos

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