different between macroworld vs macrocosm

English

Alternative forms

• macro-world

Etymology

macro- +? world

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk?o??w?ld/

Noun

macroworld (plural macroworlds)

1. A world or reality on a larger scale, thus for example the social scale when discussing individual affairs, or the human scale when discussing particle physics.
   • 2002, James Franklin Harris, Analytic Philosophy of Religion [1], ?ISBN, page 226:

     Perhaps there is indeterminacy in the macroworld, but quantum theory cannot justify such a claim.

Related terms

• microworld
• nanoworld

English

Etymology

From Old French macrocosme, from Medieval Latin macrocosmus, formed from Ancient Greek ?????? (makrós, “great, long”) + ?????? (kósmos, “universe, order”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mæk.????k?.z?m/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk.???k?.z?m/

Noun

macrocosm (plural macrocosms)

1. (philosophy) A complex structure, such as a society, considered as a single entity that contains numerous similar, smaller-scale structures.
2. (used absolutely) The universe.

Antonyms

• microcosm

Derived terms

• macrocosmic
• macrocosmology

Related terms

• cosmos

Translations

See also

• macroworld

Romanian

Alternative forms

• macrocosmos

Etymology

Borrowed from French macrocosme.

Noun

macrocosm n (uncountable)

1. macrocosm

Declension

Antonyms

• microcosm
• microcosmos