MICROCOSM Definition & Meaning

American  

[mahy-kruh-koz-uhm] / ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm /

noun

a little world; a world in miniature (macrocosm ).

The human body is a microcosm.

anything regarded as a representative, miniature version of a larger complex reality.

The fictional small town of Black Rock, California, serves as a microcosm of America in the postwar era.

Environmental Science. a controlled experimental environment or ecosystem small enough to be housed in a laboratory and reproducing conditions that occur on a larger scale in the outdoors.

Researchers have investigated the survival of this bacteria in saline solutions and seawater in laboratory microcosms.

human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.

In the human microcosm, intellect is the deep spiritual center of being.

microcosm British  

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkɒzəm, ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɒs /

noun

a miniature representation of something, esp a unit, group, or place regarded as a copy of a larger one

man regarded as epitomizing the universe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

microcosm Cultural  

A representation of something on a much smaller scale. Microcosm means “small world,” and in the thought of the Renaissance, it was applied specifically to human beings, who were considered to be small-scale models of the universe, with all its variety and contradiction. (Compare macrocosm.)

Other Word Forms

microcosmic adjective microcosmical adjective

Etymology

Origin of microcosm

First recorded in 1150–1200; micro- ( def. ) + -cosm ( def. )

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The Memphis game turned into a microcosm of that trend, with the Lakers building leads through effort and intensity only to see them crumble behind less-inspired play.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s a microcosm for what’s happening in Humboldt County. It’s a microcosm for the challenges that California is facing.”

From Los Angeles Times

The undulating layers and microcosms that make up her jewelry’s signature “biomorphic” look extend into her fine art practice, as well.

From Los Angeles Times

“I just like to break it down to the smallest microcosm of what a football play is,” Haines said.

From Los Angeles Times

Friday's innings at Adelaide was almost this issue in microcosm.

From BBC

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