microcosm C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌkɑz.əm/ UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ See IPA manual Freq #48135 Meanings 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 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). Thesaurus ↔ Opposites macrocosm Word family Derived forms heterocosmmicrocosmicmicrocosmography Etymology From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”); micro- + -cosm. Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # microcosm **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌkɑz.əm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪ.kɹə(ʊ)ˌkɒz.əm/ **Frequency rank:** 48135 ## Meanings 1. The human body; a person. 2. A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. ## Examples - If you see this in the Map of my Microcosme, followes it that I am knowne well enough too? - 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). ## Antonyms - macrocosm ## Derived Forms - heterocosm - microcosmic - microcosmography ## Etymology From French microcosme, from Latin microcosmus, from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + κόσμος (kósmos, “universe, order”); micro- + -cosm. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown