microcosmic
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- adjective
- /ˌmaɪkrəˈkɒzɪk/
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microcósmico
- The school's project was a microcosmic model of the solar system, helping students understand the vastness of space.
Like I know that this doesn't matter on any cosmic or even microcosmic level.
- Like I know that this doesn't matter on any cosmic or even microcosmic level.
- And we can then play according to the rules that we've developed inside of this little microcosmic universe.
- And we have a microcosmic attribute of that.
Examples
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In her artwork, she aimed to capture a microcosmic view of urban life, focusing on the intimate moments within the city.
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I learned at that table the aesthetics of presentation, the art of Sara-Kobachi, the impression of infinity in the microcosmic portions of foods meticulously arranged in ceramic cups, bowls, and red-lacquer dishes.
Fiction book (1997) -
For this is ultimately a microcosmic view of the seven gifts, as I have said.
Academic text (2011) -
And we can then play according to the rules that we've developed inside of this little microcosmic universe.
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I've encountered it in microcosmic forms my whole working life.
Blog text (22) -
Modern African art is microcosmic of the imaginative and social achievements of Africans within and beyond their home continent.
Academic text (2015) -
You assume that events on a microcosmic scale (such as radioactive decay) necessarily happen within the same time frame as their macrocosmic observation.
Blog text (5) -
The small village served as a microcosmic representation of the broader society, showcasing both its beauty and flaws.
Compounds
How Small
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Microcosmic comes from the parts micro- 'small' and cosmos 'world', so it literally means a 'small world'. Think of a village, painting, or scene as a tiny world that shows a much bigger one, which is why we call it 'microcosmic'.