background radiation
background radiation
nounDefinition of BACKGROUND RADIATION
: the microwave radiation pervading the universe that exhibits a corresponding blackbody temperature of 2.7 K and that is the principal evidence supporting the big bang theory —called also cosmic background radiation
First Known Use of BACKGROUND RADIATION
1968
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