cosmic microwave background

noun

Etymology

It was originally called the primeval fireball.

Definitions

  1. Faint thermal radiation that pervades all space and is thought to be the remnants of the…

    Faint thermal radiation that pervades all space and is thought to be the remnants of the Big Bang, produced during the epoch of recombination.

    • Holonyms: cosmic background, cosmic background radiation < electromagnetic radiation < radiation

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cosmic microwave background. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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