HyperDic: big_bang

English > 1 sense of the expression big bang:
NOUNeventbig bang(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe
English > big bang: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning(cosmology) the cosmic explosion that is hypothesized to have marked the origin of the universe.
Categorycosmology, cosmogony, cosmogenyThe branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe
Broaderexplosion, detonation, blowupA violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
Spanishbig bang, Big Bang
Catalanbig bang

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