cosmic singularity
English edit
Etymology edit
cosmic (“outer space”) + singularity (“discontinuity”)
Noun edit
cosmic singularity (plural cosmic singularities)
- A point of infinite positive spacetime curvature because of an infinite gravitational field
Synonyms edit
Hypernyms edit
- singularity
- cosmic topological defect
Coordinate terms edit
Related terms edit
- naked singularity
- initial singularity
- big bang singularity (generic)
- Big Bang Singularity (specific)
- Big Crunch Singularity (specific)
- big crunch singularity (generic)
- final singularity