Etymology

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Today it means: An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόσμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόσμος“world, universe”
  2. English todaycosmolabe

From Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world, universe”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

Words from the same roots

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