DARK MATTER

Meaning of DARK MATTER in English

a hypothetical form of matter invisible to electromagnetic radiation, postulated to account for gravitational forces observed in the universe.

[ 1985-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

DARK MATTER — noun Date: 1982 nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist to account for various …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DARK MATTER — Nonluminous matter not directly detectable by astronomers, hypothesized to exist because the mass of the visible matter in the universe …
Английский словарь Британика
DARK MATTER — noun : nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist because the amount of visible …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK MATTER — n. (Astronomy) non luminous matter presumed to exist in space
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DARK MATTER — Date: 1982 : nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist to account for various …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK MATTER — Function: noun Date: 1982 : nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist to account …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DARK MATTER — ■ noun Astronomy (in some cosmological theories) non-luminous material postulated to exist in space.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DARK MATTER — [dark matter] n (1982): nonluminous matter not yet directly detected by astronomers that is hypothesized to exist because the visible …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DARK MATTER — noun [ U ] ( astronomy ) according to some theories, material which exists in space that does not produce …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK MATTER — ˈdark ˌmatter BrE AmE noun [uncountable] technical a type of matter that scientists think may exist. It cannot be seen …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK MATTER — Dark matter is material that is believed to form a large part of the universe, but which has never been …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK MATTER — Dark matter is material that is believed to form a large part of the universe, but which has never been …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DARK MATTER — Nonluminous matter not directly detectable by astronomers, hypothesized to exist because the mass of the visible matter in the universe …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DARK MATTER — темная материя
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK MATTER — Скрытая масса
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DARK MATTER — физ. тёмная материя
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DARK MATTER — тёмное вещество, невидимая материя
Англо-Русский физический словарь
DARK MATTER — Скрытая масса
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DARK MATTER — темная материя
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MATTER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — I. ˈdärk, ˈdȧk adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DARK — (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some …
Английский словарь Webster
DARK — ( a. ) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MATTER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DARK — /dahrk/ , adj., darker, darkest , n. , v. adj. 1. having very little or no light: a dark room. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MATTER
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DARK — I. ˈdärk adjective Etymology: Middle English derk, from Old English deorc; akin to Old High German tarchannen to hide Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MATTER — noun amount; quantity; portion; space; often indefinite. 2. matter ·vt to regard as important; to take account of; to …
Webster English vocab
DARK — vt to darken to obscure. 2. dark ·adj deprived of sight; blind. 3. dark ·noun the condition of ignorance; gloom; …
Webster English vocab
DARK — [dark] adj [ME derk, fr. OE deorc; akin to OHG tarchannen to hide] (bef. 12c) 1 a: devoid or partially …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MATTER — / ˈmætə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SUBJECT / SITUATION 1. [ C ] a subject or situation …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — / dɑːk; NAmE dɑːrk/ adjective , noun ■ adjective ( dark·er , dark·est ) WITH LITTLE LIGHT 1. with no …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MATTER — I. mat ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈmætə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DARK — I. dark 1 S2 W1 /dɑːk $ dɑːrk/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative darker , superlative darkest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MATTER — n. & v. --n. 1 a physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit. b that which has …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MATTER — n. & v. n. 1 a physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit. b that which has …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DARK — adj. & n. adj. 1 with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MATTER — n. & v. --n. 1. a physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit. b that which has …
Oxford English vocab
DARK — adj. & n. --adj. 1. with little or no light. 2 of a deep or sombre colour. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
MATTER — ( matters, mattering, mattered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A matter …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DARK — ( darker, darkest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When it is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MATTER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of common sense (= something that requires no more than common sense …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dark cloud (= a black or grey cloud ) ▪ A dark cloud …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DARK — [noun] [U]If you eat carrots does it really help you to see in the dark?I've always been afraid of the …
Cambridge English vocab
DARK — Synonyms and related words : Egyptian darkness, Erebus, Gothicism, Stygian, ableptical, abominable, abstruse, adiaphanous, age of ignorance, amaurotic, amoral, amorphous, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. Function: adjective 1 deficient in light FF1C; a dark room FF1E; Synonyms: caliginous, dim, dun, dusk, dusky, gloomy, lightless, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DARK — See ↑ DARK 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a shot in the dark • ↑ be in the dark • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
DARK — INDEX: 1. dark and with little or no light 2. to become dark 3. darkness RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT …
Longman Activator English vocab
MATTER — n. 25B6; noun decaying vegetable matter : MATERIAL, substance, stuff. the heart of the matter : AFFAIR, business, proceeding, situation, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — n. 25B6; adjective a dark night : BLACK, pitch-black, jet-black, inky; unlit, unilluminated; starless, moonless; dingy, gloomy, dusky, shadowy, shady; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DARK — adj. 1 unlit, unlighted, unilluminated, ill-lighted, ill-lit, sunless; black, Stygian, pitch-dark, inky, jet-black We cowered in a recess in the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MATTER — I verb BAD : It doesn't matter the nationality of the archaeologists. GOOD : The nationality of the archaeologists doesn't …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
DARK — adjective BAD : Soon it began to become dark and it was time to go home. GOOD : Soon it …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
MATTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) вещество primed matter ≈ воспламеняющееся вещество gaseous matter ≈ газообразное вещество gray matter ≈ серое вещество …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. прил. 1) а) темный to grow dark ≈ темнеть as dark as night ≈ темный как ночь The room …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MATTER — matter.ogg 1. ʹmætə n 1. вещество; материал radioactive matter - радиоактивное вещество colouring matter - красящее вещество, краситель grey matter …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DARK — dark.ogg 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MATTER — 1) материя 2) вещество; материал 3) полигр. набор 4) рукопись; оригинал • - ash-free matter - biodegradable matter - body …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MATTER — 1) материя 2) вещество; материал 3) полигр. набор 4) рукопись; оригинал • - ash-free matter - biodegradable matter - body matter - coal-volatile matter - colored matter - coloring matter - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MATTER — 1) вещественность 2) вещество 3) дело 4) иметь значение 5) материал 6) материя 7) содержание 8) сущность • a matter of taste — дело вкуса as the matter of fact …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
MATTER — 1. ʹmætə n 1. вещество; материал radioactive matter - радиоактивное вещество colouring matter - красящее вещество, краситель grey matter - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DARK — 1. dɑ:k n 1. темнота, тьма; ночь after dark - после наступления темноты at dark - а) в темноте; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MATTER — 1. сущ. 1) а) вещество primed matter — воспламеняющееся вещество gaseous matter — газообразное вещество gray matter — серое вещество …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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