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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cos•mos /ˈkɑzməs, -moʊs/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular;
the + ~], pl. -mos, -mos•es. - the universe when it is thought of as an orderly, structured system:intelligent life in the cosmos.
See -cosm-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cos•mos (koz′məs, -mōs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mos, -mos•es for 2, 4.- the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
- a complete, orderly, harmonious system.
- order;
harmony. - Plant Biologyany composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical America, some species of which, as C. bipannatus and C. sulphureus, are cultivated for their showy ray flowers.
- AerospaceAlso, Kosmos. (cap.)one of a long series of Soviet satellites that have been launched into orbit around the earth.
- Greek kósmos order, form, arrangement, the world or universe
- Middle English 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs/ n - the world or universe considered as an ordered system
- any ordered system
- harmony; order
- ( pl -mos, -moses) any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek kosmos order, world, universe Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Cosmos /ˈkɒzmɒs/ n - any of various types of Soviet satellite, including Cosmos 1 (launched 1962) and nearly 2000 subsequent satellites
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