cosmic : Idioms & Phrases
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cosmic background radiation
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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
CMB; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background; CMBR.
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cosmic dust
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noun clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space
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cosmic microwave background
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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
CMB; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background; CMBR.
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cosmic microwave background radiation
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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
CMB; cosmic background radiation; CBR; cosmic microwave background; CMBR.
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cosmic radiation
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noun radiation coming from outside the solar system
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cosmic ray
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noun highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin; consisting chiefly of protons and alpha particles; collision with atmospheric particles results in rays and particles of many kinds
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cosmic string
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noun (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
string.
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cosmic time
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noun the time covered by the physical formation and development of the universe
