Cosmos

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈkÉ’z.mÉ’s/
• US IPA: /ˈkÉ‘z.moÊŠs/

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kosmos, "world, universe").

Noun

1. The universe.
• 2013-08-24, A problem of cosmic proportions, In Dr Wetterich’s picture of the cosmos the redshift others attribute to expansion is, rather, the result of the universe putting on weight. If atoms weighed less in the past, he reasons, the light they emitted then would, in keeping with the laws of quantum mechanics, have been less energetic than the light they emit now.
2. An ordered, harmonious whole.
3. Any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously coloured flowers and pinnate leaves.

Related terms

• cosmetic
• cosmonaut

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈkÉ”z.moÊŠz/

Abbreviation of cosmopolitan

Noun

plural

1. Plural of cosmo