cosm-

¹ American  

1. variant of cosmo- before a vowel.

   cosmism.

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-cosm ² American  

1. variant of cosmo- as final element of a compound word.

   microcosm.

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Usage

What does cosm- mean? Cosm- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “world” or "universe." In some cases, it represents "outer space."Cosm- comes from the Greek kósmos, variously meaning “order, good order, government, world order, the universe.” The Greek kósmos is ultimately the source of the English words cosmos, cosmic, cosmopolitan, and cosmetics, among others. What does makeup have to do with the universe? Find out at our entry for the word.Cosm- is a variant of cosmo-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. And when used as the final element of a compound word, cosmo- becomes -cosm, as is microcosm.Want to know more? Read our Words That Use cosmo- article.

What does -cosm mean? The combining form -cosm is used like a suffix meaning “world” or "universe." It is very occasionally used in scientific and technical terms.The form -cosm comes from Greek kósmos, meaning “order, good order, government, world order, the universe."What are variants of -cosm?When used as the first combining form in a term, -cosm becomes cosmo- or cosm-, as in cosmography. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article on cosmo-.

Example Sentences

Yet Cosm aims to turn “Wonka” into pure joy.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wonka” is the sophomore attempt by Cosm to redefine the moviegoing experience — “The Matrix” got the Cosm treatment last summer and “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” will follow next year.

From Los Angeles Times

At least that is the pitch by entrepreneurs such as Jeb Terry of Cosm and James Dolan of Sphere, whose domed venues have embraced the idea of reviving older films to augment them with new technologies.

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Terry used the phrase Tuesday in his introduction to a resuscitation of 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” which debuts this week at Inglewood’s Cosm with modern, CGI animation, aiming to emphasize the whimsy and childlike wonder of the Gene Wilder picture.

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Spirited and bright, Cosm’s approach to “Wonka,” a collaboration with experiential firm Secret Cinema and visual effects house MakeMake, is to ensure audiences are never not surrounded by eye candy.

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