English noun: CMBR | |||
1. | CMBR (phenomenon) (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 | ||
Synonyms | CBR, CMB, cosmic background radiation, cosmic microwave background, cosmic microwave background radiation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cosmic radiation | ||
Domain category | cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology | ||