missing mass

noun Astrophysics.

the difference in mass in the universe between that observed to exist and that necessary for the closed universe model.

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Origin of missing mass

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby missing mass

missileman, missilery, missing, missing fundamental, missing link, missing mass, missiology, mission, mission control, mission creep, mission specialist
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Scientific definitions for missing mass

missing mass
[ mĭs′ĭng ]

See dark matter.
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