Big Bang
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English
Etymology
Coined by English astronomer Fred Hoyle on the BBC Third Programme, broadcast at 18:30 GMT on 28 March 1949. It is a popular but misinformed belief that this was intended as a derogatory term, Hoyle being a proponent of the opposing steady state theory, but Hoyle himself has rejected that notion.
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Proper noun
- (cosmology) The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for the visible universe. The evolution of the universe since that beginning point is described by the Big Bang Theory.
- 1955, Fred Hoyle, chapter 6, in The nature of the universe, page 113:
- On scientific grounds this big bang assumption is much less the palatable of the two.
- (UK, finance, historical) The sudden deregulation of financial markets effected by prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1986.
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cosmic event
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Big Bang.
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Proper noun
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Big Bang.
Pronunciation
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Big Bang m
- (cosmology) Big Bang (cosmic event that marked the beginning of time)
- Synonym: Grande Expansão
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Big Bang.
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Big Bang n