macrocosm at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:
1600, "the great world" (the universe, as distinct from the "little world" of man), from O.Fr. macrocosme (c.1300), from M.L. macrocosmus, from Gk. makros "large, long" (see macro-) + kosmos "cosmos." ///
macrocosm at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
n [C] [Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: macrocosmos, from Latin macro- ( MACRO-) + Greek kosmos ( COSMOS)]// a large, complicated system such as the whole universe or a society, considered as a single unit// → microcosm//
macrocosm at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "macrocosm":
Copernican universe, Einsteinian universe, Newtonian universe,
Ptolemaic universe, all, all being, all creation, allness, cosmos,
created nature, created universe, creation, everything that is,
expanding universe, macrocosmos, megacosm, metagalaxy, nature,
omneity, plenum, pulsating universe, sidereal universe,
steady-state universe, sum of things, system, totality,
totality of being, universe, whole wide world, wide world, world,
world without end
macrocosm at English => English (English Thesaurus) Of Explained:
[N] (World): world, creation, nature, universe, earth, globe, cosmos, macrocosm, firmament.
macrocosm at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
noun
any large complete structure that contains smaller structures, for example the universe
compare MICROCOSM
Macrocosm at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Macrocosm \Mac"ro*cosm\, n. [Macro- + Gr. ? the world: cf. F.
macrocosme.]
The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior
to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See
{Microcosm}.
macrocosm at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
macrocosm
n : everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution
of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn: {universe},
{existence}, {creation}, {world}, {cosmos}]
macrocosm at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Inter: wikipedi » a
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » ML. macrocosmus, formed from Inter: etyl » grc Inter: term » μακρός|tr=makros||great, long|lang=grc + Inter: term » κόσμος|tr=cosmos||universe, order|lang=grc.Pronunciation
* Inter: a » UK Inter: IPA » /ˈmæk.rəʊˌkɒ.zəm/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /"m{k.r@U%kQ.z@m/- Inter: a » US Inter: IPA » /ˈmæk.rəˌkɑ.zəm/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /"m{k.r@%kA.z@m/
Noun
Inter: en-nou » n
Antonyms
* microcosmDerived terms
* macrocosmicRelated terms
* cosmosTranslations
Inter: trans-top » a complex structure containing numerous smaller-scale structuresInter: trans-mi » d
- Romanian: Inter: t+ » ro|macrocosm|n, Inter: t+ » ro|macrocosmos|n
- Volapük: Inter: t- » vo|gretavol, Inter: t- » vo|makrokosmod
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-see » the universe|universe
Inter: checktrans-to » p
- Inter: ttbc » fr: macrocosme {{m}}
- Inter: ttbc » de: Macrokosmos {{m}}
Inter: trans-botto » m
See also
* macroworldRomanian
Etymology
Inter: etyl » fr|ro macrocosmeNoun
Inter: ro-noun » n|macrocosmuriDeclension
The plural of this word is rarely used.Inter: ro-noun-inv » gend=n|def=macrocosmul|gd=macrocosmului
Synonyms
* Inter: l » ro|macrocosmosAntonyms
* Inter: l » ro|microcosm- Inter: l » ro|microcosmos
Translation: et » macrocosm
Translation: el » macrocosm
Translation: fr » macrocosm
Translation: kn » macrocosm
Translation: hu » macrocosm
Translation: my » macrocosm
Translation: pl » macrocosm
Translation: ro » macrocosm
Translation: fi » macrocosm
Translation: ta » macrocosm
Translation: vi » macrocosm
Translation: zh » macrocosm