NOUN | phenomenon | cosmic radiation | radiation coming from outside the solar system |
---|
Meaning | Radiation coming from outside the solar system. | |
---|---|---|
Parts | cosmic ray | Highly penetrating ionizing radiation of extraterrestrial origin |
Narrower | cosmic background radiation, CBR, cosmic microwave background radiation, CMBR, cosmic microwave background, CMB | (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 |
Broader | radiation | Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays / rays or waves or particles |
Spanish | radiación cósmica |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact