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Definition of Cosmic background radiation
1. Noun. (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin.
Exact synonyms: Cbr, Cmb, Cmbr, Cosmic Microwave Background, Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Category relationships: Cosmogeny, Cosmogony, Cosmology
Generic synonyms: Cosmic Radiation
Category relationships: Cosmogeny, Cosmogony, Cosmology
Generic synonyms: Cosmic Radiation
Definition of Cosmic background radiation
1. Noun. (astronomy) The faint, uniform flux of microwave radiation that permeates all space and is the redshifted residual effect of the Big Bang ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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