inflation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 11
def (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
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Hypernym explosion, detonation, blowup
Domain of synset - TOPIC cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
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Member of this domain - TOPIC cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
Hyponym explosion, detonation, blowup

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