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Meaning of "universe" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UNIVERSE

From French univers, from Latin ūniversum the whole world, from ūniversus all together, from uni- + vertere to turn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF UNIVERSE

universe  [ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIVERSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Universe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNIVERSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

universe

Universe

The Universe is all of spacetime and everything that exists therein, including all planets, stars, galaxies, the contents of intergalactic space, the smallest subatomic particles, and all matter and energy. Similar terms include the cosmos, the world, reality, and nature. The observable universe is about 46 billion light years in radius. Scientific observation of the Universe has led to inferences of its earlier stages. These observations suggest that the Universe has been governed by the same physical laws and constants throughout most of its extent and history. The Big Bang theory is the prevailing cosmological model that describes the early development of the Universe, which is calculated to have begun 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years ago. Observations of supernovae have shown that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. There are many competing theories about the ultimate fate of the universe. Physicists remain unsure about what, if anything, preceded the Big Bang. Many refuse to speculate, doubting that any information from any such prior state could ever be accessible.

Definition of universe in the English dictionary

The first definition of universe in the dictionary is the aggregate of all existing matter, energy, and space. Other definition of universe is human beings collectively. Universe is also a province or sphere of thought or activity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNIVERSE


adverse
ˈædvɜːs
autoreverse
ˌɔːtəʊrɪˈvɜːs
averse
əˈvɜːs
biodiverse
ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːs
controverse
ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːs
converse
kənˈvɜːs
covers
ˈkəʊvɜːs
diverse
daɪˈvɜːs
inverse
ɪnˈvɜːs
metaverse
ˈmɛtəˌvɜːs
multiverse
ˈmʌltɪˌvɜːs
neckverse
ˈnekˌvɜːs
obverse
ˈɒbvɜːs
perverse
pəˈvɜːs
retroverse
ˈrɛtrəˌvɜːs
reverse
rɪˈvɜːs
transverse
trænzˈvɜːs
traverse
ˈtrævɜːs
Twitterverse
ˈtwɪtəˌvɜːs
verse
vɜːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIVERSE

universalise
universalism
universalist
universalistic
universality
universalizability
universalization
universalize
universally
universalness
universe of discourse
universitarian
universities
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service
Universities Central Council on Admissions
Universities Funding Committee
university
university degree
university education
university entrance

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIVERSE

blank verse
chapter and verse
comic verse
disperse
free verse
girdle traverse
heroic verse
immerse
in reverse
inflationary universe
island universe
Leonine verse
light verse
masters of the universe
merse
monodisperse
nonsense verse
perse
Saint-John Perse
terse

Synonyms and antonyms of universe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNIVERSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «universe» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of universe

Translation of «universe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNIVERSE

Find out the translation of universe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of universe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «universe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宇宙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

universo
570 millions of speakers

English

universe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रह्मांड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَوْن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вселенная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

universo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

univers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alam semesta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Universum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

宇宙
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alam semesta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vũ trụ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரபஞ்சம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

universo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wszechświat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

всесвіт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

univers
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμπαν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heelal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

universum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

univers
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of universe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIVERSE»

The term «universe» is very widely used and occupies the 4.648 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIVERSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «universe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «universe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about universe

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNIVERSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word universe.
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Karen Abbott
The ideas and practices of Franz Anton Mesmer, an 18th-century Australian healer, had spread to the United States and, by the 1840s, held the country in thrall. Mesmer proposed that everything in the universe, including the human body, was governed by a 'magnetic fluid' that could become imbalanced, causing illness.
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Hannes Alfven
I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs.
3
Philip Warren Anderson
The ability to reduce everything to simple fundamental laws does not imply the ability to start from those laws and reconstruct the universe.
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Lizzie Brochere
Of course I believe in aliens. I think it's very egocentric to think that there's nothing else with intelligence in the whole universe.
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Duane G. Carey
That's what Hubble can do for us. It can tell us whether the universe is expanding forever or if one day it's going to come back together.
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Mike Colter
Having worked on 'Halo: Nightfall' and gotten a taste for what 'Halo' has to offer, it definitely has me interested in picking up the games and getting familiarized more with the 'Halo' universe.
7
Theodore Dreiser
Let no one underestimate the need of pity. We live in a stony universe whose hard, brilliant forces rage fiercely.
8
Ann Druyan
This planet seems to be in such sorry shape. And I can't ever think about the rest of the universe without coming back home and thinking what the implications for life here would be if we were to really have some definitive proof of extraterrestrial life.
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Wayne Dyer
A mind at peace, a mind centered and not focused on harming others, is stronger than any physical force in the universe.
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Caitlin Fitzgerald
There are some jobs where you think, 'There's no way! This would be too, too good. The universe would love me too much were it to actually happen.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIVERSE»

Discover the use of universe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to universe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Across the Universe
Book 1 in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, perfect for fans of Battlestar Gallactica and Prometheus!
Beth Revis, 2011
2
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than ...
Provocative, challenging, and delightfully readable, this is a game-changing look at the most basic underpinning of existence and a powerful antidote to outmoded philosophical, religious, and scientific thinking.
Lawrence M. Krauss, 2012
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The Last Book in the Universe
Like the award-winning novel Freak the Mighty, this is Philbrick at his very best. It's the story of an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz, who begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the planet.
Rodman Philbrick, 2013
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.
Walter Isaacson, 2007
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George's Secret Key to the Universe
It's the story of George, who's taken through the vastness of space by a scientist, his daughter, and their super-computer named Cosmos.
Stephen Hawking, Lucy Hawking, 2011
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Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the ...
In this book Karen Barad puts her expertise in feminist studies and quantum physics to superb use, offering agential realism as an important alternative to representationalism.
Karen Barad, 2007
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At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of ...
The author examines the concept of self-organization, or as he calls it "order for free," discussing how it occurs more frequently in nature than originally believed
Stuart Kauffman, 1996
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The Holographic Universe
Despite its apparent materiality, the universe is actually a kind of 3-D projection and is ultimately no more real than a hologram.
Michael Talbot, 1996
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The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the ...
The book takes us from the Greeks' earliest scientific observations through Einstein and beyond in an inspiring celebration of human curiosity.
Leon Lederman, Dick Teresi, 2006
10
The Convoluted Universe
* Is it possible that you are living in other universes simultaneously with this one? * Do you travel back and forth between other dimensions without your conscious knowledge? * Could it be possible that you are only a splinter or fragment ...
Dolores Cannon, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIVERSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term universe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scientists believe there's other life in the universe. Why haven't we …
“The universe is apparently bulging at the seams with the ingredients of biology.” So says Geoffrey Marcy, an astronomer at the University of California at ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
7 Memorable Controversies Involving the Miss USA, Miss Universe
Alicia Machado and Tara Conner nearly lost their crowns after winning the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, and Miss USA and Miss Teen USA ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Miss Universe defends keeping crown despite Trump row
Mr Trump had attacked Ms Vega for keeping her crown, saying: "Miss Universe, Paulina Vega, criticised me for telling the truth about illegal immigration, but then ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Miss Universe Paulina Vega Joins Chorus Slamming Donald Trump
The reigning Miss Universe joined a chorus of voices denouncing controversial remarks by the pageant's owner, Donald Trump. “I find Mr. Trump's comments ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
5
Mexico Pulls Out of Donald Trump's Miss Universe Pageant
Now, the country's pageant organizers have decided they won't send contestants to Trump's Miss Universe pageant. Two weeks after the real estate mogul ... «TIME, Jun 15»
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Donald Trump pitches into Univision Miss Universe spat with golf …
Firing back at Univision for its refusal to air his Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, the outspoken mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Univision dumps Miss Universe, blames Trump
Even Donald Trump sometimes faces consequences for his words: Univision, the leading Spanish-language network, announced Thursday it's dumping Trump's ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
8
Zayn Malik 'Still In 1D ... In Another Universe'
Zayn Malik could still be in One Direction in a parallel universe, according to ... that somewhere outside of our own universe lies another different universe. «Sky News, Apr 15»
9
How the Hubble Space Telescope has changed our view of the …
Since its launch on April 24, 1990, the telescope has helped us discover the age of the universe, how planets come to be and the fact that most galaxies have ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 15»
10
'The Universe in a Mirror' (US, 2008): Book Excerpt
Science Writer Robert Zimmerman is the author of "The Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It" (2008, ... «Space.com, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Universe [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/universe>. May 2024 ».
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