Definitions for microcosm
ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm; ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒz məs, -moʊsmi·cro·cosm

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. microcosmnoun

   a miniature model of something

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1. Microcosmnoun

   A relatively small object or system considered as representative of a larger system of which it is part, exhibiting many features of the complete system.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. microcosmnoun

   Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.

2. microcosmnoun

   The human body; a person.

3. microcosmnoun

   A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.

4. microcosmnoun

   A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.

5. Etymology: From microcosme, from microcosmus, from μικρός + κόσμος.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Microcosmnoun

   The little world. Man is so called as being imagined, by some fanciful philosophers, to have in him something analogous to the four elements.

   Etymology: μίϰρος and ϰόσμος.

   You see this in the map of my microcosm. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   She to whom this world must itself refer,
   As suburbs, or the microcosm of her;
   She, she is dead; she’s dead, when thou know’st this,
   Thou know’st how lame a creeple this world is. John Donne.

   As in this our microcosm, the heart
   Heat, spirit, motions gives to every part:
   So Rome’s victorious influence did disperse
   All her own virtues through the universe. John Denham.

   Philosophers say, that man is a microcosm, or little world, resembling in miniature every part of the great; and the body natural may be compared to the body politick. Jonathan Swift.

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1. microcosm

   A microcosm is a small, representative system or community that encapsulates in miniature the characteristics of something much larger, such as a society, an ecosystem, or the universe. It can also refer to a unit or an individual as a miniature representation of a whole.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Microcosmnoun

   a little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm

2. Etymology: [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr. Gr. mikro`s small + ko`smos the world.]

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1. Microcosm

   Microcosm is a museum of particle physics located at CERN in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, near the town of Meyrin. It covers a broad range of particle physics topics, as well as the entire history of CERN. Exhibits include: ⁕explanations of the purpose of CERN and particle physics research in general. ⁕a mock-up, hands-on version of Rutherford's gold foil experiment ⁕a real-time cosmic ray detector ⁕a mock-up of the Large Hadron Collider tunnel ⁕models and explanations of current and future CERN experiments ⁕equipment from old experiments, including a large part of the UA1 detector, which ran at the Super Proton Synchrotron at CERN from 1981 to 1984, and helped discover the W and Z bosons.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Microcosm

   mī′krō-kozm, n. a little universe or world: (often applied to) man, who was regarded by ancient philosophers as a model or epitome of the universe.—adjs. Microcos′mic, -al, pertaining to the microcosm.—n. Microcosmog′raphy. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr.—mikros, little, kosmos, world.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Microcosm

   name given by the Middle Age philosophers to man as representing the macrocosm or universe in miniature.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of microcosm in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of microcosm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of microcosm in a Sentence

1. Art Hogan:

   Today is a microcosm of what we've had all week : mixed messages, every message has contradicted itself.

2. Daniel Hsia:

   These are very small numbers, we're a single hospital, but we think that we may be a microcosm of what's happening across the country.

3. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   I want people to hear what I think about these foundational American values of personal responsibility, resilience, family and faith, there are things that people can learn from somebody who leads a state like Ohio which is, frankly, a microcosm of the country.

4. Deborah Tuerkheimer:

   One obvious difference is that there are now women who have come forward and who are willing to cooperate with the prosecution, in some ways, it really is a microcosm of what is happening in our culture. We're moving toward this greater receptivity to accusations of sexual violence.

5. Clark Spencer Larsen:

   It is a microcosm of what is happening in Italy and all of Europe during this time frame.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=microcosm
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=microcosm
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Microcosm
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=microcosm
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microcosm
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=microcosm
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=microcosm
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Microcosm