universe
part of speech
noun (the universe; a universe, universes)
meaning for a pupil
1) The universe is everything that exists: all of space, time, matter and energy, including all the stars, planets and galaxies. tree →
2) A universe can mean a whole world of its own, like the imaginary world of a story or film. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons pupils learn that the Earth is one planet orbiting the Sun, the Sun is one star in the Milky Way galaxy, and the Milky Way is one of billions of galaxies in the universe. Scientists think the universe began with the Big Bang about 13.8 billion years ago and is still expanding. In stories and films, «the Marvel universe» means its imagined world. Phrases: «in the universe», «the observable universe».
examples
- The universe is enormous. tree →
- Our galaxy is just one of billions in the universe. tree →
- Scientists think the universe is getting bigger. tree →
- Is there life elsewhere in the universe? tree →
- The universe began with the Big Bang. tree →
- Light from far galaxies takes millions of years to reach us. tree →
- The story is set in a magical universe. tree →
note
Usually «the universe» (lower case). Adjective: universal. Order: planet → solar system → galaxy → universe. Trap: the solar system is not the universe; a galaxy is not a solar system.
In the corpora
- Until the 1920s many astronomers thought the Milky Way was the whole universe.
- The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, which is 13.8 million millennia.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «universe» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.