*cosmo*

n. One who treats of the origin of the universe; one versed in cosmogony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cosmogonies [ Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to be born: cf. F. cosmogonie. ] The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The name of this island is nowhere found among the old and ancient cosmographers. Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. cosmographique. ] Of or pertaining to cosmography. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a cosmographic manner; in accordance with cosmography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cosmographies [ Gr. kosmografi`a; ko`smos the world + gra`fein to write: cf. F. cosmographie. ] A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + lamba`nein to take: cf. F. cosmolade. ] An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; -- called also pantacosm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + latre`yein to worship. ] Worship paid to the world. Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. cosmetic + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to cosmology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who describes the universe; one skilled in cosmology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + -logy: cf. F. cosmologie. ] 1. The branch of science or philosophy dealing with the origin and nature of the universe as a whole. specifically (a) (Philosophy) the branch of metaphysics speculating on the structure and nature of the most fundamental parts of the system of creation, such as space and time, the elements of bodies, the structure of the universe, the modifications of material things, causality, the laws of motion, and the order and course of nature. (b) (Astronomy) the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe, including the evolution of its present observable structure, using the methods of observational astronomy as well as mathematical physics. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. a treatise dealing with the original and structure of the universe. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + -metry. ] The art of measuring the world or the universe. Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Russ. kosmonavt from kosmos universe. ] an astronaut; -- a term used by the Soviets and Russians.
Syn. -- astronaut, spaceman. [ PJC ]

a. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + pla`ssein to form. ] Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; world-forming. “Cosmoplastic and hylozoic atheisms.” Gudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being cosmopolitan; cosmopolitism. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Gr. kosmopoli`ths; ko`smos the world + poli`ths citizen, po`lis city: cf. F. cosmopolitain, cosmopolite. ] One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. 1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal. [ 1913 Webster ]

In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively national, in Germany it is certainly too cosmopolite. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Cheiroptera are cosmopolitan. R. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. See Cosmopolitan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the character of a cosmopolite. [ R. ] Hackluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos the world + "o`rama a sight, spectacle, fr. "ora^n to see. ] An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to a cosmorama. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and arrangement); akin to Skr. çad to distinguish one's self. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony. Humboldt. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Bot.) A genus of composite plants closely related to Bidens, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are cultivated. Cosmos bipinnatus and Cosmos diversifolius are among the best-known species; Cosmos caudatus, of the West Indies, is widely naturalized. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + E. sphere. ] An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a hollow glass globe, on which are depicted the stars and constellations, and within which is a terrestrial globe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`smos the world + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; god. ] Same as Pantheism. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. ko`smos universe + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to place or arrange. ] (Metaph.) Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cosmothetic idealists (Metaph.), those who assume, without attempting to prove, the reality of external objects as corresponding to, and being the ground of, the ideas of which only the mind has direct cognizance. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cosmothetic idealists . . . deny that mind is immediately conscious of matter. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]