Sentit | The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe. |
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Sinònim | cosmogonia |
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Categoria de | big bang | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe |
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constant de Hubble | (cosmology) the ratio of the speed of recession of a galaxy (due to the expansion of the universe) to its distance from the observer |
matèria fosca | (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe |
radiació còsmica de fons | (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin |
teoria de l'estat estacionari | (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other |
teoria del Big Bang | (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature |
ylem | (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements |
General | astrofísica | The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies |
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Anglès | cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny |
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Espanyol | cosmogonía, cosmología |
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Adjectius | cosmològic | pertaining to the branch of astronomy dealing with the origin and history and structure and dynamics of the universe |
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Noms | cosmòleg | An astronomer who studies the evolution and space-time relations of the universe |
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