Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of orpertaining to a microcosm or to anything that is regarded as such.
Wiktionary
- adj. of, or relating to the microcosm
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to the microcosm.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. relating to or characteristic of a microcosm
Examples
“The salts of the urine, called microcosmic salt, are often mistaken for gravel, but are distinguishable both by their angles of crystallization, their adhesion to the sides or bottom of the pot, and by their not being formed till the urine cools.”
“More specifically, she wants people to think about their relationship with crows as a kind of microcosmic example of their relationship with the natural world.”
“That's my goal: to feel a small, microcosmic surge of that American can-do spirit.”
The Washington Post: Gene and the Machine: The shocking truth about the electric Volt
“The return of the retreating sun, which retrieves us from the dark of night, the pitch of winter, is a microcosmic recreation of the origination of the universe, the first birth of the sun.”
The Huffington Post: Donna Henes: Winter Solstice: Anniversary Celebration of Creation
“Whatever is happening on a microcosmic level is also happening in the larger reality; it is all mirrored back.”
“It succeeds in demonstrating that our daily, microcosmic lives contain vastness and fantasy.”
Tinkers: Summary and book reviews of Tinkers by Paul Harding.
“Were you intentionally seeking to showcase this microcosmic diversity?”
“In truth, the microcosmic aspect of the completed work didnt occur to me until after Id finished the manuscript.”
“The microcosmic version of the separation of church and state.”
The Huffington Post: Eliyahu Federman: Gender Discrimination: Religious vs. Secular
“When you use description and details, try to focus on something microcosmic rather than about the atmosphere or scene as a whole.”
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7762 more...
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