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Definition of Cosmic microwave 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 Background Radiation, Cosmic Microwave Background
Category relationships: Cosmogeny, Cosmogony, Cosmology
Generic synonyms: Cosmic Radiation
Category relationships: Cosmogeny, Cosmogony, Cosmology
Generic synonyms: Cosmic Radiation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Literary usage of Cosmic microwave background radiation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power And Propulsion by Ssb (2006)
"A mission to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation:
and • Black Hole Probe. A mission to survey the universe for hidden ..."
2. Vibrations and Waves by Benjamin Crowell (2002)
"... all astronomers accept the Big Bang theory based on the very direct evidence
of the red shifts and the cosmic microwave background radiation. ..."