closed universe (n)

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def (cosmology) a universe that is spatially closed and in which there is sufficient matter to halt the expansion that began with the big bang
def the visible matter is only 10 percent of the matter required for closure but there may be large amounts of dark matter
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Hypernym universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm
Domain of synset - TOPIC cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
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Member of this domain - TOPIC cosmology, cosmogony, cosmogeny
Hyponym universe, existence, creation, world, cosmos, macrocosm

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