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cosmic gravitational-wave background

cosmic gravitational-wave background noun: the stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the creation of the universe.

Noun

cosmic gravitational-wave background (uncountable)

  1. The stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the creation of the universe.
    • Holonyms: cosmic background, cosmic background radiation < electromagnetic radiation < radiation
  2. The irresolvable diffuse background resulting from the mixture of weak gravitational waves of all sources.

Questions about cosmic gravitational-wave background

What does cosmic gravitational-wave background mean?
Cosmic gravitational-wave background means the stochastic background of gravitational waves produced during the creation of the universe.
What part of speech is cosmic gravitational-wave background?
Cosmic gravitational-wave background is a noun.

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