cosmic background

A form of cosmic background radiation — All the electromagnetic radiation entering the Earth from non-point sources in deep space, generally attributed to the Big Bang.

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Meanings

nouncosmic background (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationellipsisuncountableEllipsis of cosmic background radiation.

    Her doctoral thesis concerned the origins of the cosmic background.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cosmic background radiation
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cosmic background. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosmic%20background

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