mi ‧ cro ‧ cos ‧ m /ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒz ə m $ -kroʊkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: microcosmus , from Greek mikros kosmos 'small world' ]
a small group, society, or place that has the same qualities as a much larger one ⇨ macrocosm
microcosm of
New York’s mix of people is a microcosm of America.
in microcosm
All the problems of society can be seen here in microcosm.
—microcosmic /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɪk $ -kroʊˈkɑːz-/ adjective :
the forces which we see at work on a microcosmic scale