COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION

Meaning of COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION in English

[cosmic background radiation] n (ca. 1976): background radiation

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COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — noun Date: circa 1976 background radiation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — microwave range, believed to be the highly redshifted residual effect (see redshift ) of the explosion billions of years ago …
Английский словарь Британика
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — noun : background radiation herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — Astron. electromagnetic radiation coming from every direction in the universe, considered the remnant of the big bang and corresponding to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — Date: circa 1976 : background radiation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — Function: noun Date: circa 1976 : BACKGROUND RADIATION
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — Electromagnetic radiation , mostly in the microwave range, believed to be the highly redshifted residual effect (see redshift ) of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION — Реликтовое излучение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — adj cosmic (= relating to the universe)
Interlingua English vocab
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English interlingue dictionary
RADIATION — I Process by which energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium, or the energy involved …
Английский словарь Британика
RADIATION — I. ˌrādēˈāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin radiation-, radiatio, from radiatus (past participle of radiare to radiate) + -ion-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: often attributive 1. a. : the ground, space, or its contents being or represented as being …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COSMIC — ˈkäzmik, -mēk adjective Etymology: Greek kosmikos of the universe, from kosmos order, universe + -ikos -ic 1. : of, from, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COSMIC — — cosmicality /koz'mi kal"i tee/ , n. — cosmically , adv. /koz"mik/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — /bak"grownd'/ , n. 1. the ground or parts, as of a scene, situated in the rear (opposed to foreground ). …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — I. ˈbak-ˌ(g)rau̇nd noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1672 1. a. : the scenery or ground behind something b. : the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COSMIC — adjective also cos·mi·cal -mi-kəl Etymology: Greek kosmikos, from kosmos order, universe Date: 1685 1. a. : of or relating to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACKGROUND — noun a place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight. 2. background ·noun the space which is behind and …
Webster English vocab
BACKGROUND — [back.ground] n, often attrib (1672) 1 a: the scenery or ground behind something b: the part of a painting representing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RADIATION — either the process by which energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium or the energy …
Britannica English vocabulary
COSMIC — cosmic BrE AmE ˈkɒz mɪk AmE \ ˈkɑːz- ▷ cosmic|ally ə l‿i ▶ ˌ cosmic ˈ ray BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — background BrE AmE ˈbæk ɡraʊnd ▷ background|ed ɪd əd ▷ background|ing ɪŋ ▷ background|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RADIATION — / ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , C ] powerful and very dangerous rays that are sent out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COSMIC — / ˈkɒzmɪk; NAmE ˈkɑːz-/ adjective [ usually before noun ] 1. connected with the whole universe : Do you believe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — / ˈbækgraʊnd; NAmE / noun FAMILY / EDUCATION, etc. 1. [ C ] the details of a person's family, education, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RADIATION — ra ‧ di ‧ a ‧ tion /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . a form of energy …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COSMIC — cos ‧ mic /ˈkɒzmɪk $ ˈkɑːz-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: kosmikos , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACKGROUND — back ‧ ground S2 W2 /ˈbækɡraʊnd/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] someone’s family, education, previous work etc: Students with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RADIATION — n. 1 the act or an instance of radiating; the process of being radiated. 2 Physics a the emission of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COSMIC — adj. 1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. øcosmic …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RADIATION — n. 1 the act or an instance of radiating; the process of being radiated. 2 Physics a the emission of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COSMIC — adj. 1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. cosmic …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RADIATION — n.1 the act or an instance of radiating; the process of being radiated. 2 Physics a the emission of energy …
Oxford English vocab
COSMIC — adj.1 of the universe or cosmos, esp. as distinct from the earth. 2 of or for space travel. Phrases and …
Oxford English vocab
RADIATION — 1. Radiation consists of very small particles of a radioactive substance. Large amounts of radiation can cause illness and death. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COSMIC — 1. Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere. ...cosmic …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — ( backgrounds) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your background is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COSMIC — 1. Cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its atmosphere. ...~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RADIATION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COSMIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cosmic radiation (= from space ) ▪ The spacecraft is fitted with a shield to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACKGROUND — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a background check (= to get information about someone’s previous work, education, family etc ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COSMIC — [adjective]Some people believe that what happens in their lives is influenced by cosmic forces (= great powers that come from …
Cambridge English vocab
RADIATION — n. braking radiation Cherenkov radiation cosmic background radiation electromagnetic radiation Hawking radiation infrared radiation enhanced radiation warhead radiation injury radiation …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RADIATION — n. Process by which energy is emitted from a source and propagated through the surrounding medium, or the energy involved …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COSMIC — adj. Cosmic is used with these nouns: ↑ consciousness , ↑ dust , ↑ radiation , ↑ ray , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — noun 1 type of family, social class, etc. sb comes from ADJECTIVE ▪ family ▪ Can you tell me something …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RADIATION — n. 25B6; noun . See lists here and at element . Types of Radiation alpha radiation infrared (IR) radiation background …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COSMIC — adj. 25B6; adjective cosmic bodies : EXTRATERRESTRIAL, in space, from space. an epic of cosmic dimensions : VAST, huge, immense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACKGROUND — n. 25B6; noun a background of palm trees : BACKDROP, backcloth, surrounding(s), setting, scene. students from many different backgrounds : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BACKGROUND — 1. < operating system > A task running in the background (a background task) is detached from the terminal where …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BACKGROUND — n. 1 history, experience, qualifications, credentials, grounding, training; breeding, upbringing, family; curriculum vitae, Colloq CV His background suits him admirably …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BACKGROUND — [common] To do a task `in background' is to do it whenever foreground matters are not claiming your undivided attention, …
Jargon File English vocabulary
RADIATION — сущ. 1) а) излучение, лучеиспускание; радиация, радиоизлучение to emit radiation ≈ излучать to absorb radiation ≈ поглощать излучение nuclear radiation …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COSMIC — прил. 1) космический cosmic dust ≈ космическая пыль Syn : space 2) большой, грандиозный; колоссальный; мировой a cosmic thinker ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BACKGROUND — 1. сущ. 1) задний план, фон; незаметная позиция appropriatebackground, fitting background ≈ подходящий фон the low cottage in the background …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RADIATION — radiation.ogg ͵reıdıʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. физ. 1> излучение, радиация, лучеиспускание atomic radiation - ядерное излучение electromagnetic radiation - электромагнитное излучение 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COSMIC — cosmic.ogg ʹkɒzmık a 1. космический cosmic flight - полёт в космос; космический полёт cosmic research - изучение космоса; исследование космического …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BACKGROUND — background.ogg ʹbækgraʋnd n 1. 1> задний план; фон red spots on a white background - красные крапинки на белом фоне …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RADIATION — излучение; радиация; испускание - absorbed radiation - absorbed solar radiation - acoustic radiation - actinic radiation - activating radiation - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BACKGROUND — 1) фон || фоновый 2) задний план 3) строит. поверхность под отделку 4) засветка ( экрана индикатора ) 5) вчт. …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RADIATION — излучение; радиация; испускание - absorbed radiation - absorbed solar radiation - acoustic radiation - actinic radiation - activating radiation - alpha-particle radiation - alpha radiation - anisotropic neutron …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BACKGROUND — 1) фон || фоновый 2) задний план 3) строит. поверхность под отделку 4) засветка (экрана индикатора) 5) вчт. фоновый режим работы 6) предпосылка; подготовка • - chromakey …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RADIATION — 1) излучение 2) лучеиспускание 3) лучистый 4) радиационный 5) радиация 6) радиоизлучение 7) радиометрический • antenna picks up radiation — антенна принимает излучение background radiation count — фоновый отсчет …
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