cosmic
/ˈkɒzmɪk
/adjective
1Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth: cosmic matter the cosmic void...
- As the cyclic activity of our solar orbit governs all life on earth, so our cosmic orbit governs all life in the solar system.
- Most of the universe is behind the cosmic horizon and cannot be directly detected.
- The cosmic microwave background radiation contains billions of photons for every baryon.
Synonyms
extraterrestrial, in space, from space;
heavenly, celestial, extramundane, other-worldly
1.1Inconceivably vast: the song is a masterpiece of cosmic proportions...
- He imagines himself channelling vast cosmic forces through his droning feedback guitar.
- It was a display of gross incompetence on an almost cosmic scale.
- They all were silent for a moment pondering this bit of cosmic coincidence.
Derivatives
cosmical
- ‘Reducing the cosmical structure to variations on a single law,’ Yogananada wrote, ‘Einstein has reached across the ages.’
- Pythagoras started from the cosmical system of Anaximenes.
cosmically
- They'll be more cosmically significant than the lunar eclipse that hung hauntingly over Busch Stadium on Wednesday night.
- Single stars are of comparatively small mass, cosmically speaking, and so produce little deflection of light beams.
- I actually made a list last year about why this shouldn't be cosmically possible.