cosmic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the cosmos.
cosmic laws.
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characteristic of the cosmos or its phenomena.
cosmic events.
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immeasurably extended in time and space; vast.
- Synonyms:
- stupendous, enormous, immense
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forming a part of the material universe, especially outside of the earth.
adjective
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of or relating to the whole universe
cosmic laws
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occurring or originating in outer space, esp as opposed to the vicinity of the earth, the solar system, or the local galaxy
cosmic rays
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immeasurably extended in space or time; vast
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rare harmonious
Other Word Forms
- cosmicality noun
- cosmically adverb
- intercosmic adjective
- noncosmic adjective
- noncosmically adverb
- precosmic adjective
- precosmical adjective
- precosmically adverb
Etymology
Origin of cosmic
1640–50; < Greek kosmikós worldly, universal, equivalent to kósm ( os ) world, arrangement + -ikos -ic
Example Sentences
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While religion provides answers, astronomy offers another way to search for them, grounding me like a kind of cosmic anchor.
Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.
From Salon
Upcoming galaxy surveys, cosmic microwave background studies, and gravitational wave detectors are reaching the sensitivity needed to examine ideas that were once purely theoretical.
From Science Daily
In which we explore whether or not UConn’s stunning victory was a cosmic comeuppance.
JWST's advanced sensitivity allows astronomers to observe these early cosmic events in unprecedented detail, opening a new window into how galaxies formed and evolved.
From Science Daily
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