cosmic string

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   (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop

   Synonymsstring

   Broaderelementary particle

   cosmology

Questions about cosmic string

What does cosmic string mean?

cosmic string means "(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop".

What is another word for cosmic string?

Close synonyms include string. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cosmic string a common word?

cosmic string is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.