| NOUN | event | big bang | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe |
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| Meaning | (cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe. | |
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| Category | cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny | The branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe |
| Broader | explosion, detonation, blowup | A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction |
| Spanish | big bang, Big Bang | |
| Catalan | big bang | |
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