Definition & Meaning of "cosmic microwave background"in English

Cosmic microwave background

(cosmology) the faint glow of radiation spreading through the universe, believed to be residual radiation from the Big Bang

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

complex compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Examples

The cosmic microwave background is remarkably uniform across the sky.

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