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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cosmic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈkɔ̟z.mək] (New-Zealand)
  • audio Brisbane
  • /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
  • /ˈkɑz.mɪk/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈkɒz.mɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkɔz.mɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˈkɒz.mək/ (New-Zealand)
  • audio Colorado
  • kŏz'mĭk (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμ(ος) (kósm(os)) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós)bor. English cosmic Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοσμικός (kosmikós).

Meanings

  1. Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.
  2. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast.
    • cosmic speed
    • The human understanding, for example—the faculty which Mr. Spencer has turned so skillfully round upon its own antecedents—is itself a result of the play between organism and environment through cosmic ranges of time. 1874 October, John Tyndall, “Inaugural Address before the British Association”, in Popular Science, page 683:
  3. Of or relating to abstract spiritual or metaphysical ideas.
    • “It's called transdimentional awareness,” Jay contributed to the conversation, “and it's like totally cosmic man.” 1999, John W. Milor, Apparition, page 272:
    • Humpty Dumpty is the cosmic egg, the wall, the edge between transcendence and existence. As nothing breaks up into the world of things, the movement toward entropy becomes irreversible. 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 9:
  4. (dated) Rising or setting with the sun; not acronycal.

Forms

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most cosmic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cosmic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

cosmic web · ultracosmic · cosmic gravitational-wave background · postcosmic · third cosmic velocity · hypercosmic · cosmic wall · anthropocosmic · extracosmic · cosmic background radiation · supercosmic · cosmic censorship hypothesis · first cosmic velocity · transcosmic · cosmic joker · cosmic ray · psychocosmic · cosmically · cosmic latte · biocosmic · cosmicity · precosmic · intercosmic · cosmic year · cosmic gravitational wave background · cosmic neutrino background · pancosmic · geocosmic · acosmic · cosmic time · cosmic egg · neocosmic · cosmic light horizon · cosmic background · cosmic infrared background · sociocosmic · Cosmic Owl · cosmic irony · cosmicist · second cosmic velocity · astrocosmic · cosmicize · noncosmic · cosmic censorship · cosmic calendar · cosmic radiation · cosmic bowling · cosmic string · cosmic microwave background · cosmic disco · cosmic singularity · cosmic event horizon · cosmicism · cosmic teapot · cosmic dust

Hypernyms

multiversal

Hyponyms

geodetic · extragalactic · tectonic · meteoric · cometesimal · sunly · solar · geodynamic · asteroidal · spatial · atmospherical · geologic · astral · planetary · geographic · galactic · intergalactic · atmospheric · topographic · geothermal · stellar · nebular · environmental · celestial · nebulous · cometary · starly

Meronyms

Martian · moonly · jovial · Terran · Venerian · Cytherean · Rhean · saturnine · Saturnal · Oberonian · Mimantian · earthside · Saturnian · Tritonian · Plutonian · Mirandan · Europan · lunar · Mimantean · Arielian · Ganymedean · Ionian · Neptunian · Mercurial · Callistan · Enceladean · Earthian · Mirandian · Uranian · terrestrial · Umbrielian · terrene · Callistonian · Callistoan · earthly · Enceladan · Mercurian · Jovian · Titanian · Venusian · lunary · Ganymedian · selenian · Charonian

Relateds

astronomy · astronomical · astronautical · cosmos

Synonyms

universal · cosmic

Translations (80)

uz kosmik (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · da rum- (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · fi kosminen (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sv rymd- (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sk vesmírny (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · mg ankabakabaka (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ar كَوْنِيّ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · az kosmik (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ang heofonlīc and eorðlīc (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · km អវកាស (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · fa فضایی (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · es cósmico (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · be касмі́чны (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · bg косми́чески (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · pt cósmico (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · kw kosmek (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ur خَلائی (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · my အာကာသ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ar فَضَائِيّ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · it cosmico (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · lt kosminis (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · lo ອະວະກາດ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tg кайхонӣ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · el κοσμικός (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · de Raum- (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · lv kosmisks (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · hu kozmikus (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · fr cosmique (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sq hapësinor (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · de kosmisch (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ca còsmic (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · nl ruim- (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tt космик (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sl kozmičen (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · cs vesmírný (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sh све̏мӣрскӣ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ro cosmic (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · id kosmik (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · nb kosmisk (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · eo kosma (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · he קוֹסְמִי (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · io kosmala (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · fur cosmic (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · mk космички (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · fa کیهانی (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sh svȅmīrskī (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · cs kosmický (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · vi vũ trụ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · cmn 宇宙的 (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · nn kosmisk (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · kk ғарыштық (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sk kozmický (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · da kosmisk (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · th อวกาศ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · nl kosmisch (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · et kosmiline (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · pl kosmiczny (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · nb rom- (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sh kòzmičkī (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tr uzay (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ru косми́ческий (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ky космостук (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sl vesoljski (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sh ко̀змичкӣ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tg космикӣ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ko 우주의 (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sq kozmik (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · gl cósmico (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ang eall gesceapen (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · id kosmis (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ka კოსმოსური (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · uk космі́чний (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · ja 宇宙の (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tk kosmik (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tr kozmik (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · sv kosmisk (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · arz كوني (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · tg фазоӣ (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · hy տիեզերական (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe) · hi अंतरिक्षीय (of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe)