missing mass
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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
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Scientific definitions for missing mass
missing mass
[ mĭs′ĭng ]
See dark matter.
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