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

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How to use cosmic in a sentence

Bringing supernova physics down to Earth could help resolve other mysteries of the universe, such as the origins of cosmic magnetic fields.
Giant lasers help re-create supernovas’ explosive, mysterious physics|Emily Conover|November 12, 2020|Science News
That’s less exciting than evidence in favor of exotic new cosmic ingredients or effects.
Physicists Pin Down Nuclear Reaction From Moments After the Big Bang|Thomas Lewton|November 11, 2020|Quanta Magazine
In a realm of the unknown that is far too cosmic to ever make the cut as a “Jeopardy!”
In the dumbest and darkest of times, Alex Trebek maintained a safe space for intelligence|Hank Stuever|November 8, 2020|Washington Post
Most theories have focused on cosmic collisions or neutron stars.
We just found a source for one of the most mysterious phenomena in astronomy|Neel Patel|November 4, 2020|MIT Technology Review

In 2017, the AMS – 02 reached the milestone of collecting data on more than 100 billion cosmic particles.
Humans have lived on the ISS for 20 years—here are the coolest discoveries we’ve made|María Paula Rubiano A.|November 3, 2020|Popular-Science
Cosmically, the sign expresses the dynamic of cause and effect.
Stars Predict Your Week|Starsky + Cox|October 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Cosmically they make the planes of the manifested universe, the five planes on which we are evolving.
Evolution of Life and Form|Annie Wood Besant
This expression is sought cosmically and individually, alike by the life of shvara and the life of the Self.
Evolution of Life and Form|Annie Wood Besant
Cosmically regarded, this war is a debauch rather than a purge, and debauches have always to be paid for.
New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915|Various
As they touched the tempestuously tossing slime, it shrieked stridently, deafeningly—cosmically!
Futuria Fantasia, Winter 1940|Ray Bradbury
The free man knows that man is, cosmically considered, impressively insignificant.
The Philosophy of Spinoza|Baruch de Spinoza

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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