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mi·cro·cosm M0272500 (mī′krə-kŏz′əm)n. A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: "He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. itself" (William J. Hampton).
[Middle English microcosme, a human considered as a little universe, from Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin mīcrocosmus, from Greek mīkros kosmos : mīkros, small + kosmos, world, order.]
mi′cro·cos′mic (-kŏz′mĭk), mi′cro·cos′mi·cal (-mĭ-kəl) adj.mi′cro·cos′mi·cal·ly adv.microcosm (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒzəm) or microcosmosn1. a miniature representation of something, esp a unit, group, or place regarded as a copy of a larger one2. (Philosophy) man regarded as epitomizing the universe[C15: via Medieval Latin from Greek mikros kosmos little world] ˌmicroˈcosmic, ˌmicroˈcosmical adjmi•cro•cosm (ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm) also mi•cro•cos•mos (ˌmaɪ krəˈkɒz məs, -moʊs)
n. 1. a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm). 2. anything that is regarded as a world in miniature, as an individual or a town. [1175–1225; Middle English < Medieval Latin microcosmus < Greek; see micro-, cosmos] mi`cro•cos′mic, mi`cro•cos′mi•cal, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  microcosm - a miniature model of something example, model - a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example" |
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microcosm, microcosmos man regarded as epitomizing the universe microcosmenUK
microcosm (mī′krə-kŏz′əm)n. A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: "He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. itself" (William J. Hampton).
mi′cro·cos′mic (-kŏz′mĭk), mi′cro·cos′mi·cal (-mĭ-kəl) adj.mi′cro·cos′mi·cal·ly adv.microcosm - an entity which is a miniature version of a more common, extensive whole.
- a controlled laboratory system that contains the necessary components of the ECOSYSTEM being studied. Microcosms are designed to simulate natural systems, but are likely to be simplified versions of such systems and thus may exclude or alter certain of the processes that occur naturally A microcosm may represent a portion of a natural system, that has been brought into the laboratory with the INDIGENOUS ORGANISMS and processes relatively undisturbed. Alternatively, a microcosm may be constructed in the laboratory as a simpler representation of the natural system, so that certain biological factors can be studied. The limitations of any particular microcosm must be fully understood when interpreting the results obtained from it.
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