microcosm

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The human body; a person.

   If you see this in the Map of my Microcosme, followes it that I am knowne well enough too?

2. 2
   noun

   A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.

   The method is relatively labour intensive (24-30 microcosms are run) and more difficult to interpret when compared with other microcosm methods (Shannon et al. 1986; Cairns & Cherry 1993).

From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”); micro- + -cosm.

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