Cosmos,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cosmos \Cos"mos\, n. (Bot.)
     A genus of composite plants closely related to {Bidens},
     usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others
     with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are
     natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are
     cultivated. {Cosmos bipinnatus} and {Cosmos diversifolius}


     are among the best-known species; {Cosmos caudatus}, of the
     West Indies, is widely naturalized.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cosmos \Cos"mos\ (k[o^]z"m[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos
     order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and
     arrangement); akin to Skr. [,c]ad to distinguish one's self.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The universe or universality of created things; -- so
        called from the order and harmony displayed in it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The theory or description of the universe, as a system
        displaying order and harmony. --Humboldt.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cosmos
       n 1: everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution
            of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" [syn:
            {universe}, {existence}, {creation}, {world}, {macrocosm}]
       2: any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos
          having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and
          pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals [syn: {cosmea}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "cosmos":
     Copernican universe, Einsteinian universe, Newtonian universe,
     Ptolemaic universe, all, all being, all creation, allness,
     created nature, created universe, creation, everything that is,
     expanding universe, macrocosm, macrocosmos, megacosm, metagalaxy,
     nature, omneity, plenum, pulsating universe, sidereal universe,
     steady-state universe, sum of things, system, totality,
     totality of being, universe, whole wide world, wide world, world,
     world without end
  
  

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  COSMOS
       COmputer System for Mainframe OperationS
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Cosmos, MN (city, FIPS 13420)
    Location: 44.93587 N, 94.69737 W
    Population (1990): 610 (255 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 56228

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Cosmos, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    582
     Housing Units (2000): 261
     Land area (2000):     1.120643 sq. miles (2.902452 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.018272 sq. miles (0.047325 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.138915 sq. miles (2.949777 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            13420
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             44.937273 N, 94.697437 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     56228
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Cosmos, MN
      Cosmos