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closed universe
closed universen. A model of the universe in which there is sufficient matter, and thus gravitational force, to halt the expansion initiated by the Big Bang.closed′ u′niverse
n. a cosmological model in which the universe halts its observed expansion and contracts through gravitational attraction of its total mass. Compare open universe. closed universe A model of the universe in which there is enough matter, and therefore enough gravitational force, to stop the expansion started by the big bang. See Note at big bang.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | closed universe - (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang; the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark mattercosmogeny, cosmogony, cosmology - the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universecosmos, macrocosm, universe, world, existence, creation - everything that exists anywhere; "they study the evolution of the universe"; "the biggest tree in existence" |
Translationsclosed Universe
closed Universe See Universe.closed universe[¦klōzd ′yü·nə‚vərs] (astronomy) A cosmological model in which the volume of the universe is finite and in which the expansion of the universe will slow to a halt billions of years in the future, and the universe will then contract, becoming progressively denser, until it ends in a fireball similar to the big bang. closed universe
Related to closed universe: open universeWords related to closed universenoun (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bangRelated Words- cosmogeny
- cosmogony
- cosmology
- cosmos
- macrocosm
- universe
- world
- existence
- creation
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