'Microcosm' definitions:
Definition of 'microcosm'
(from WordNet)
noun
A miniature model of something
Definition of 'Microcosm'
From: GCIDE
- Microcosm \Mi"cro*cosm\, n. [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr. Gr. mikro`s small + ko`smos the world.]
- 1. A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to macrocosm. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A relatively small object or system considered as representative of a larger system of which it is part, exhibiting many features of the complete system. [PJC] Microcosmic