cosmic microwave background

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The microwave radiation that arrives at the Earth from every direction in space. The detection of this radiation played an important role in acceptance of the Big Bang theory.

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This radiation is sometimes referred to as the “echo” of the Big Bang.

Words nearby cosmic microwave background

cosmetologist, cosmetology, cosmic, cosmic background radiation, cosmic dust, cosmic microwave background, cosmic noise, cosmic ray, cosmic rays, cosmic string, cosmic web

How to use cosmic microwave background in a sentence

“We saw his background and he was a Bronx guy and we started breaking the case,” Boyce says.
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The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Desert Golfing is the gaming equivalent of putting TV on in the background.
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But, but … there was a token black girl in the background, Target cried in its defense!
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There is always in the background of my mind dread lest help should reach the enemy before we have done with Sedd-el-Bahr.
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But she was young enough and pretty enough to pay little heed to pose or background.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Against the blue background of the sky, green hill-tops trace an undulant line.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
In the long process of time some higher cosmic sense may take its place.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
There was an exclamation of horror in the background, and Monsieur de Gaubert thrust himself forward.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini