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cosmic time

cosmic time noun: the measure of time by a physical clock with zero peculiar velocity in the absence of matter overdensities or underdensities; commonly used in the Big Bang models of physical cosmology.

Noun

cosmic time (countable and uncountable, plural cosmic times)

  1. The measure of time by a physical clock with zero peculiar velocity in the absence of matter overdensities or underdensities; commonly used in the Big Bang models of physical cosmology.

Forms of cosmic time

pluralcosmic times

Questions about cosmic time

What does cosmic time mean?
Cosmic time means the measure of time by a physical clock with zero peculiar velocity in the absence of matter overdensities or underdensities; commonly used in the Big Bang models of physical cosmology.
What part of speech is cosmic time?
Cosmic time is a noun.
What is the plural of cosmic time?
The plural of cosmic time is cosmic times.

Words near cosmic time in the dictionary

  1. cosmic singularities
  2. cosmic singularity
  3. cosmic string
  4. cosmic strings
  5. cosmic teapot
  6. cosmic time
  7. cosmic times
  8. cosmic wall
  9. cosmic walls
  10. cosmic web
  11. cosmic year

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