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cosmos
[koz-mohs, -muhs]
noun
plural
cosmos, cosmosesthe world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system.
a complete, orderly, harmonious system.
order; harmony.
any 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.
(initial capital letter)Also Kosmos. one of a long series of Soviet satellites that have been launched into orbit around the earth.
Cosmos
1/ ˈɒɒ /
noun
astronautics any of various types of Soviet satellite, including Cosmos 1 (launched 1962) and nearly 2000 subsequent satellites
cosmos
2/ ˈɒɒ /
noun
the world or universe considered as an ordered system
any ordered system
harmony; order
any tropical American plant of the genus Cosmos, cultivated as garden plants for their brightly coloured flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
cosmos
The universe, especially when considered as an orderly and harmonious whole.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cosmos1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cosmos1
Example Sentences
“It’s easy to lose a spacecraft. That’s the weird, symbolic aspect of this. They’re our eyes to the cosmos. This is us metaphorically closing our eyes.”
The patterns and symbols carry mathematical principles, references to the cosmos, messages about nature and the environment - as well as instructions on community life.
About 400,000 years after the Big Bang, sound waves called Baryon acoustic oscillations rippled through the cosmos to influence how galaxies were distributed.
Roosa’s interest in the cosmos is in her blood, as she is the granddaughter of late Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa.
“The cosmos is a cold, random and uncaring place, but somehow it manages to converge with our own emotional bonds,” he said.
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A cosmos is a flower with brightly colored, raylike petals.The name cosmos can be used for any plant in the genus Cosmos. The plural can be cosmos or cosmoses.Cosmoses are popular in gardens. Two of the best-known species are Cosmos bipannatus and Cosmos sulphureus (known as sulphur cosmos), both of which are cultivated for their flowers.Cosmos flowers vary widely in color. Varieties include yellow, orange, pink, and purple. In some varieties, the petals are notched at the tips.Cosmos are one of the October birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone).Example: The display at the botanical garden featured flashy orange cosmoses.
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