cosmos
/ˈkɒzmɒs/noun
उच्चारण कॉज़्मॉस
ब्रह्मांड
Core word
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[sing.]
the universe, especially when it is thought of as an ordered system
ब्रह्मांड
- the mysteries of the cosmos
- Astronomers try to understand the origin of the cosmos.
- Ancient astronomers wondered how the cosmos was made.
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- Looking up at the night sky, he felt small against the vastness of the cosmos.
- The book explains the cosmos in simple language.
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the cosmos (singular, with the)
Cosmos usually takes the definite article and a singular verb. It means the universe seen as a complete, ordered system.
'Cosmos' के साथ प्रायः definite article और singular verb आती है; इसका अर्थ संपूर्ण, व्यवस्थित प्रणाली के रूप में देखा गया ब्रह्मांड है।
- The cosmos is billions of years old.
- Ancient thinkers tried to understand the cosmos through observation.
cosmos vs. universe
The two words overlap, but cosmos stresses order and beauty and is more poetic or philosophical. Universe is the common scientific word.
दोनों शब्द आपस में मिलते हैं, पर cosmos व्यवस्था और सौंदर्य पर बल देता है और अधिक काव्यात्मक या दार्शनिक है; universe सामान्य वैज्ञानिक शब्द है।
- Physicists study the universe; poets praise the cosmos.
a cosmos (of something)
With a or an, cosmos can mean a complete world of its own, such as the cosmos of a village or a person's inner cosmos.
'A' के साथ cosmos का अर्थ अपना पूरा स्वतंत्र संसार हो सकता है, जैसे किसी गाँव का cosmos या व्यक्ति का आंतरिक cosmos।
- The novel creates a small cosmos of its own in a mountain village.
cosmos (the flower)
Cosmos is also a garden plant with pink, white or orange flowers. The plural is cosmos or cosmoses.
Cosmos एक बाग़ का पौधा भी है जिसमें गुलाबी, सफ़ेद या नारंगी फूल आते हैं; इसका plural cosmos या cosmoses है।
- The cosmos in our garden bloom after the monsoon.
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adjective + cosmos
vastinfiniteorderedmoralinner
- The vast cosmos still holds many mysteries.
verb + the cosmos
exploreunderstandobservestudycontemplate
- Humans have always tried to understand the cosmos.
cosmos + preposition
in the cosmosacross the cosmosof the cosmosbeyond the cosmos
- Light from distant stars travels across the cosmos for millions of years.
noun + of the cosmos
originstructuremysteryorderbeautycentre
- The origin of the cosmos is still debated by scientists.
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- Radhika loves reading books about the cosmos.
राधिका को ब्रह्मांड के बारे में किताबें पढ़ना पसंद है।
- In Indian philosophy, the cosmos is seen as part of a cycle of creation and dissolution.
भारतीय दर्शन में ब्रह्मांड को सृष्टि और प्रलय के चक्र का भाग माना जाता है।
- Humans are only a tiny part of the cosmos.
मनुष्य ब्रह्मांड का केवल एक छोटा-सा भाग हैं।
- Arjun gazed at the night sky and felt connected to the whole cosmos.
अर्जुन ने रात के आकाश को निहारा और पूरे ब्रह्मांड से जुड़ाव अनुभव किया।
- Through his telescope, he explored far corners of the cosmos.
अपनी दूरबीन से उसने ब्रह्मांड के दूरस्थ कोनों की खोज की।
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✗ Scientists are exploring the cosmos from many years.
✓ Scientists have been exploring the cosmos for many years.
Use the present perfect continuous with for to show a period up to now.
अब तक की अवधि बताने के लिए 'for' के साथ present perfect continuous का प्रयोग होता है।
§Grammar and usage
Word link: cosmos gives cosmic and cosmopolitan (belonging to the whole world).
शब्द-संबंध में cosmos से cosmic और cosmopolitan (विश्वव्यापी, सर्वदेशीय) बनते हैं।