English noun: dark matter | |||
1. | dark matter (substance) (cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force | ||
Broader (hypernym) | matter | ||
Part holonym | weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP | ||
Domain category | cosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology | ||