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cosmic background

cosmic background is the ellipsis of cosmic background radiation.

Meaning of cosmic background radiation

Noun

cosmic background radiation (uncountable)

  1. All the electromagnetic radiation entering the Earth from non-point sources in deep space, generally attributed to the Big Bang.
    • Holonyms: electromagnetic radiation < radiation

Questions about cosmic background

What is cosmic background the ellipsis of?
Cosmic background is the ellipsis of cosmic background radiation.

Words near cosmic background in the dictionary

  1. cosmetotextiles
  2. Cosmești
  3. cosmian
  4. cosmians
  5. cosmic
  6. cosmic background
  7. cosmic background radiation
  8. cosmic bowling
  9. cosmic calendar
  10. cosmic calendars
  11. cosmic censorship

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