cosmic background radiation
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English
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]cosmic background radiation (uncountable )
- (astronomy ) All the electromagnetic radiation entering the Earth from non-point sources in deep space, generally attributed to the Big Bang.
- Synonym: cosmic background (ellipsis)
- Hypernyms: electromagnetic radiation < radiation
- Holonyms: electromagnetic radiation < radiation
- Meronyms: CMB , CμB , cosmic microwave background ; CIRB , CIB , cosmic infrared background ; CNB , CνB , CvB , cosmic neutrino background ; CGWB , CGB , cosmic gravitational-wave background
Related terms
[edit ]- cosmic rays (usually understood as not overlapping in meaning)
Translations
[edit ]Translations
- Finnish: kosminen taustasäteily (fi)
- Irish: radaíocht chúlra chosmach f
- Polish: kosmiczne promieniowanie tła n