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cosmical (adjective), more cosmical, most cosmical
1. Characteristic of the universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed.
2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone.
3. Referring to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.
2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone.
3. Referring to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.
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(Greek: kosmos to cosmos; "world, universe"; from its "perfect order and arrangement"; to order, to arrange, to adorn; well-ordered, regular, arranged; skilled in adornment, which came into English as cosmetic.)
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cosmical physics (pl) (noun)
In ancient astronomy, the word cosmical means "occurring at sunrise", and designates the rising, or setting, of the stars at that time: Cosmical physics is a term broadly applied to the totality of those branches of science which consider the phenomena of the cosmos, or universe, and their explanations by the laws of physics.
Cosmical physics includes geomagnetism, seismology, the tides, meteorology as related to cosmical causes, the aurora, meteoric phenomena, and the physical constitution of the heavenly bodies generally.
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cosmo-, cosm-, cosmico-, cosm, -cosmia, -cosmos, -cosmic, -cosmics, -cosmical, -cosmology, -cosms
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-ics, -tics [-ac after i]
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