expanding universe
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noun Astronomy.
a concept or representation of the universe, based on the observed redshifts of distant galaxies, in which the galaxies are assumed to be receding from each other at a speed proportional to their separation as a result of the expansion of the universe.
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Origin of expanding universe
First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby expanding universe
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