"cosmic string" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cosmic strings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cosmic string (plural cosmic strings)
  1. A cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big bang as a topological defect in spacetime. Related terms: magnetic monopole, cosmic wall Translations (cosmically-scaled string of mass-energy left over from the big band as a topological defect in spacetime): kosmakordo (Ido)
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