microcosm

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
2. isim The human body; a person.

   “If you see this in the Map of my Microcosme, followes it that I am knowne well enough too?”

3. isim A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.

   “Near-synonyms: epitome, paradigm, model”

4. isim A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.

   “The method is relatively labour intensive (24-30 microcosms are run) and more difficult to interpret when compared with other microcosm methods (Shannon et al. 1986; Cairns & Cherry 1993).”