Usage Note
Cosmos is used both in scientific contexts (the ordered universe) and more poetically for the vastness of space. It also gives French the family of words including cosmique (cosmic), cosmonaute (cosmonaut), and cosmopolite (cosmopolitan). The final s is pronounced.
Examples
"Les scientifiques explorent le cosmos."
Natural Translation
Scientists explore the cosmos.
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