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单词 cosmic
释义 cos·mic
\ˈkäzmik, -mēk\ adjective
Etymology: Greek kosmikos of the universe, from kosmos order, universe + -ikos -ic
1. : of, from, or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone; sometimes : of, from, or relating to the cosmos as an ordered system or the cosmos outside the solar system
 < in addition to these general cosmic theories there were particular problems, above all that of the diurnal rotation of the earth — Douglas Bush >
 < the misty radiance of a setting sun, whose streamers are like the spokes of some gigantic cosmic wheel — J.L.Lowes >
2. : characteristic of the cosmos : of a magnitude universally transcending or subsuming : vast, unfathomed, infinite, grand, grandiose
 < anthropomorphism … making man the central aim or goal of the whole cosmic process — M.R.Cohen >
 < an abiding illness of the 20th century democratic man — a cosmic boredom — Albert Hubbell >
3. : relating to cosmism
Synonyms: see universal
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