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microwave background

noun

a background of microwave electromagnetic radiation with a black-body spectrum discovered in 1965, understood to be the thermal remnant of the big bang with which the universe began

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Words nearby microwave background

microvasculature, microvillus, microvolt, microwatt, microwave, microwave background, microwave communication, microwave detector, microwave oven, microwave spectroscopy, microwave spectrum
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Science definitions for microwave background

microwave background

See cosmic background radiation.
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