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■ noun Astronomy (in the big bang theory) the primordial matter of the universe, originally conceived as composed of neutrons at high temperature and density.
Origin
1940s: from late L. h~ (accusative) 'matter'.
[ 'i:lɛm ]
■ noun Astronomy (in the big bang theory) the primordial matter of the universe, originally conceived as composed of neutrons at high temperature and density.
Origin
1940s: from late L. h~ (accusative) 'matter'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004