cosmic string


cosmic string

noun

Definition of COSMIC STRING

: any of a class of hypothetical supermassive astronomical objects that are extremely thin but are millions of light years long and that are postulated to have formed very early in the history of the universe

First Known Use of COSMIC STRING

1983

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