Meanings
big crunch1
nounbig crunch (plural big crunches)
plural big crunches
- astronomyA singularity at the centre of a black hole, or the final result of the Big Crunch.
Big Crunch2
proper nounthe Big Crunch
- astronomyThe hypothetical eventual collapse of the universe that would ultimately occur if it contracted continuously in the future.
Synonyms: gnaB giB
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe hypothetical eventual collapse of the universe that would ultimately occur if it contracted continuously in the future.
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Catalan Gran Col·lapse
- Gran Col·lapsehypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Czech velký krach
- velký krachhypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Dutch eindkrak
- eindkrakhypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Finnish loppurysäys
- loppurysäyshypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
French Big Crunch
- Big Crunchhypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
German Big Crunch
- Big Crunchhypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Greek Μεγάλη Σύνθλιψη
- Μεγάλη Σύνθλιψη (Megáli Sýnthlipsi)hypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Italian Collasso Grande
- Collasso Grandehypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Polish Wielki Kolaps
- Wielki Kolapshypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Russian Большо́е сжа́тие
- Большо́е сжа́тие (Bolʹšóje sžátije)hypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
Spanish Gran Implosión, Gran Colapso
- Gran Implosiónhypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
- Gran Colapsohypothetic eventual collapse of the universe
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big crunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20crunch
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“big crunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20crunch. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big crunch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big%20crunch.
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