microcosm
microcosm
englantimikrokosmos
Synonyymisanakirja
microcosm
malli, esimerkki, mikrokosmos.
Englannin sanakirja
microcosm (englanti > suomi)
microcosm englanniksi
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature. (defdate)
1972, Rolf Soellner, Shakespeares Patterns of Self-Knowledge, Chapter 3: Microcosm and Macrocosm: Framing The Picture of Man'', http://books.google.com/books?id=bOIb_gjFuSsC&pg=PA43&dq=%22microcosm%7Cmicrocosms%22&hl=en&ei=_DuITvuiGaPFmAW01OEn&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFIQ6AEwCTg8v=onepage&q=%22microcosm%7Cmicrocosms%22&f=false page 43:
(circa) (w), s:The Tragedy of Coriolanus|The Tragedy of Coriolanus, First Folio 1623, Act 2, Scene 1:
A smaller system which is seen as representative (m) a larger one. (defdate)
1999, Barry McIntyre, The Guardian, 16 Dec 1999:
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puhekieltä A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model. (defdate)
2009, Jerry C. Smrchek, Maurice G. Zeeman, Chapter 3: Assessing Risks to Ecological Systems from Chemicals, Peter P. Calow (editor), Handbook of Environmental Risk Assessment and Management, http://books.google.com/books?id=Gg9eD5qz2jAC&pg=PA53&dq=%22microcosm%7Cmicrocosms%22&hl=en&ei=_DuITvuiGaPFmAW01OEn&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDg8v=onepage&q=%22microcosm%7Cmicrocosms%22&f=false page 53: