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missing mass
noun
, Astrophysics.
- the difference in mass in the universe between that observed to exist and that necessary for the closed universe model.
missing mass
/ mĭs′ĭng /
- See dark matter
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Word History and Origins
Origin of missing mass1
First recorded in 1975–80
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