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warm-hot intergalactic medium

warm-hot intergalactic medium noun: a sparse warm-to-hot (10⁵ to 10⁷ K) plasma that cosmologists believe to exist in the spaces between galaxies and to contain 40–50% of the baryons in the universe at the current epoch.

Noun

warm–hot intergalactic medium (uncountable)

  1. A sparse warm-to-hot (10⁵ to 10⁷ K) plasma that cosmologists believe to exist in the spaces between galaxies and to contain 40–50% of the baryons in the universe at the current epoch.

Forms of warm-hot intergalactic medium

alternative formWHIM

Questions about warm-hot intergalactic medium

What does warm-hot intergalactic medium mean?
Warm-hot intergalactic medium means a sparse warm-to-hot (10⁵ to 10⁷ K) plasma that cosmologists believe to exist in the spaces between galaxies and to contain 40–50% of the baryons in the universe at the current epoch.
What part of speech is warm-hot intergalactic medium?
Warm-hot intergalactic medium is a noun.

Words near warm-hot intergalactic medium in the dictionary

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  4. warm-heartedly
  5. warm-heartedness
  6. warm-hot intergalactic medium
  7. warm-up
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  9. warm-up jacket
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