"cosmic microwave background" meaning in English

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Noun

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Etymology: It was originally called the primeval fireball. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cosmic microwave background (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) Faint thermal radiation that pervades all space and is thought to be the remnants of the big bang, produced during the epoch of recombination. Wikipedia link: cosmic microwave background Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Cosmology Synonyms: CMB, CμB, CMWB, CμWB, cosmic microwave background radiation (alt: CMBR/CMWBR/CμBR/CμWBR), CMB [initialism] Derived forms: CMB, CMWB, CμB, CμWB Related terms: cosmic gravity-wave background (alt: CGWB/CGB), cosmic gravitywave background (CGWB/CGB) (alt: CGWB/CGB), cosmic gravity wave background (CGWB/CGB) (alt: CGWB/CGB), cosmic infrared background (alt: CIRB/CIB), cosmic neutrino background (alt: CNB/CvB/CνB) Translations (Translations): kosminen taustasäteily (Finnish), avaruuden taustasäteily (Finnish), fond diffus cosmologique [masculine] (French), mikrofalowe promieniowanie tła [neuter] (Polish)
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