Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosmological horizon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: cos-mo-log-i-cal hori-zon
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The distance from an observer in a universe beyond which it is impossible for the observer to see, as the light (or other luminal particles) cannot have travelled that distance over the current age of that universe.

Inflected Forms

cosmological horizons (plural)

Synonyms

comoving horizon cosmic event horizon cosmic light horizon cosmological event horizon Hubble horizon particle horizon

Questions

What does cosmological horizon mean?: The distance from an observer in a universe beyond which it is impossible for the observer to see, as the light (or other luminal particles) cannot have travelled that distance over the current age of that universe.

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