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cosmic string
cosmic string n. Any of numerous very long and thin alterations or topological defects in spacetime hypothesized to have resulted from the Big Bang and to have made possible the conglomeration of mass into large-scale structures such as galaxy clusters and the inhomogeneous distribution of matter in the universe. cosmic string n (General Physics) a one-dimensional defect in space-time postulated in certain theories of cosmology to exist in the universe as a consequence of the big bang. See also string11 Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cosmic string - (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loopstringcosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universeelementary particle, fundamental particle - (physics) a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter |
cosmic string
cosmic string[′käz·mik ′striŋ] (astronomy) A hypothetical relic of the early universe, postulated to have a diameter of the order of 10-35 meter and a linear density of the order of 4 × 1022 kilograms per meter, and to be either infinitely long or in the form of a closed curve. MedicalSeestringcosmic string
Synonyms for cosmic stringnoun (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loopSynonymsRelated Words- cosmogeny
- cosmogony
- cosmology
- elementary particle
- fundamental particle
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