About The Word Cosmos
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Cosmos
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What's The Definition Of Cosmos?
[n] the whole collection of existing things
[n] everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [n] any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals Synonyms | Synonyms for Cosmos: creation | existence | macrocosm | universe | universe | world Related Terms | Find terms related to Cosmos: all | all being | all creation | allness | Copernican universe | created nature | created universe | creation | Einsteinian universe | everything that is | expanding universe | macrocosm | macrocosmos | megacosm | metagalaxy | nature | Newtonian universe | omneity | plenum | Ptolemaic universe | 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 See Also | accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | celestial body | collection | estraterrestrial body | extragalactic nebula | extraterrestrial object | flower | galaxy | genus Cosmos | heavenly body | natural object | natural order | nature Cosmos In Webster's Dictionary \Cos"mos\ (k[o^]z"m[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos
order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and
arrangement); akin to Skr. [,c]ad to distinguish one's self.]
1. The universe or universality of created things; -- so
called from the order and harmony displayed in it.
2. The theory or description of the universe, as a system
displaying order and harmony. --Humboldt.
\Cos"mos\, n. (Bot.) A genus of composite plants closely related to {Bidens}, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are cultivated. {Cosmos bipinnatus} and {C. diversifolius} are among the best-known species; {C. caudatus}, of the West Indies, is widely naturalized. |
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