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ekpyrotic
ek·py·rot·ic E5063470 (ĕk′pī-rŏt′ĭk)adj. Of or relating to a cosmological theory proposing that the known universe originated in the collision of two other three-dimensional universes traveling in a hidden fourth dimension. This scenario does not require a singularity at the moment of the Big Bang. [Greek ekpurōsis, conflagration, cyclically recurring conflagration in which the universe is destroyed and reborn according to Stoic philosophy (from ex, ek, out of; see eghs in Indo-European roots + pūr, pur-, fire; see paəwr̥ in Indo-European roots + -ōsis, n. suff.) + -otic.] |