cosmic

[ koz-mik ]

/ ˈkɒz mɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to the cosmos: cosmic laws.

characteristic of the cosmos or its phenomena: cosmic events.

immeasurably extended in time and space; vast.

forming a part of the material universe, especially outside of the earth.

OTHER WORDS FOR cosmic

3 immense, enormous, stupendous.

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Also cos·mi·cal .

Origin of cosmic

1640–50; <Greek kosmikós worldly, universal, equivalent to kósm(os) world, arrangement + -ikos-ic

OTHER WORDS FROM cosmic

cos·mi·cal·i·ty

[koz-mi-kal-i-tee], /ˌkɒz mɪˈkæl ɪ ti/, nouncos·mi·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·cos·mic, adjectivenon·cos·mic, adjective

non·cos·mi·cal·ly, adverbpre·cos·mic, adjectivepre·cos·mi·cal, adjectivepre·cos·mi·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cosmic

cosmeticize, cosmetic surgery, cosmetize, cosmetologist, cosmetology, cosmic, cosmic background radiation, cosmic dust, cosmic microwave background, cosmic noise, cosmic ray

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How to use cosmic in a sentence

Radiation produced by cosmic rays would have an even greater effect.
Cosmic rays could pose a problem for future quantum computers|Neel Patel|August 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
This latter stage is the one in which the photons corresponding to cosmic microwave background radiation are emitted.
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Daniel Sudarsky|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
If confirmed, this would be the first FRB detected within our galaxy, as well as the most compelling evidence of magnetars as a source of these cosmic sparks.
A strange rhythm in space|Katie McLean|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Indeed, parasites and pathogens could pursue a species through time and space—a kind of cosmic Red Queen scenario.
How Life Could Continue to Evolve - Issue 88: Love & Sex|Caleb Scharf|August 12, 2020|Nautilus

To pin down the cosmic clumpiness, researchers studied the orientation of 21 million galaxies with the Kilo-Degree Survey at the Paranal Observatory in Chile.
Scientists can’t agree on how clumpy the universe is|Emily Conover|August 10, 2020|Science News
That leads us to wonder why galaxies and their black holes somehow “know” where they are in the cosmic web.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, a new observation seems to show that black holes also behave according to their place in the cosmic web.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yeah, you put us in this situation and it is almost a cosmic justice for it to be you.
The Walking Dead’s Most Gruesome Scene Yet: ‘A Man’s Gotta Eat’|Melissa Leon|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That conflict also complicates finding our place in the cosmic network.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens|Matthew R. Francis|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The size and shape of Laniakea depend on the rate of cosmic expansion, which is described by the Hubble parameter.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens|Matthew R. Francis|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the long process of time some higher cosmic sense may take its place.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The whole procedure—taking the cosmic view—was almost pointless, but it would make the botanist happy, at least.
Old Friends Are the Best|Jack Sharkey
Evil complicates, by one knows not what hydra-headed monstrosity, the vast, cosmic whole.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
Average Jones paid him a lump sum, dismissed him and returned to the Cosmic Club, there to ponder the problem.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
It was a perception of powers and forces, not at variance, but working in harmony towards some cosmic consummation.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for cosmic

cosmic

/ (ˈkɒzmɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the whole universecosmic laws

occurring or originating in outer space, esp as opposed to the vicinity of the earth, the solar system, or the local galaxycosmic rays

immeasurably extended in space or time; vast

rare harmonious

Derived forms of cosmic

cosmically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for cosmic

cosmic

[ kŏz′mĭk ]

Relating to the universe or the objects in it.

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