Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

last scattering surface

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: last s-cat-ter-ing -sur-face
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The horizon in the distant past of the universe at which photons ceased scattering from matter and were able to travel unimpeded to be observed in the present day.

Inflected Forms

last scattering surfaces (plural)

Questions

What does last scattering surface mean?: The horizon in the distant past of the universe at which photons ceased scattering from matter and were able to travel unimpeded to be observed in the present day.

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