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Pronunciation
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Etymology
Coined by English astronomer Fred Hoyle on the BBC Third Programme, broadcast at 18:30 GMT on 28 March 1949. It is a popular but misinformed belief that this was intended as a derogatory term, Hoyle being a proponent of the opposing steady state theory, but Hoyle himself has rejected that notion.
Meanings
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The cosmic event that marks the beginning of time and the rapid expansion of space for the visible universe. The evolution of the universe since that beginning point is described by the Big Bang Theory.
On scientific grounds this big bang assumption is much less the palatable of the two.
1955, Fred Hoyle, chapter 6, in The nature of the universe, page 113:
- (UK, historical) The sudden deregulation of financial markets effected by prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1986.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Big Bang | canonical | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Big Crunch · Big Bounce · Big Rip · Big Freeze · Big Brake · gnaB giB · Big Chill
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Translations (52)
bg Голя́м взрив (cosmic event) · fi alkuräjähdys (cosmic event) · eo praeksplodo (cosmic event) · id Ledakan Dahsyat (cosmic event) · cmn 大爆炸 (cosmic event) · ru Биг Бэ́нг (cosmic event) · uk Вели́кий ви́бух (cosmic event) · af oerknal (cosmic event) · hi महाविस्फोट (cosmic event) · vo Splod Gretik (cosmic event) · et Suur Pauk (cosmic event) · ca big-bang (cosmic event) · hu ősrobbanás (cosmic event) · ko 대폭발 (cosmic event) · da Big Bang (cosmic event) · sv stora smällen (cosmic event) · ms Letupan Besar (cosmic event) · nl oerknal (cosmic event) · th บิกแบง (cosmic event) · be Вялі́кі вы́бух (cosmic event) · ro Marea Explozie (cosmic event) · ru Большо́й взрыв (cosmic event) · sh Велики прасак (cosmic event) · fr Bigbang (cosmic event) · cs velký třesk (cosmic event) · sk Veľký tresk (cosmic event) · it Big Bang (cosmic event) · de Urknall (cosmic event) · mk Големата експлозија (cosmic event) · cy y Glec Fawr (cosmic event) · cmn 大霹靂 /大霹雳 (cosmic event) · sl Prapok (cosmic event) · es Big Bang (cosmic event) · kk Жойқын жарылыс (cosmic event) · ar اَلِٱنْفِجَار الْعَظِيم (cosmic event) · fa مهبانگ (cosmic event) · sh Veliki prasak (cosmic event) · vi Vụ Nổ Lớn (cosmic event) · pl Wielki Wybuch (cosmic event) · el Μεγάλη Έκρηξη (cosmic event) · mn Их Тэсрэлт (cosmic event) · ko 빅뱅 (cosmic event) · is Stóri hvellur (cosmic event) · tr Büyük Patlama (cosmic event) · ga ollphléasc (cosmic event) · pt Big Bang (cosmic event) · vo Rusplod (cosmic event) · ja ビッグバン (cosmic event) · mk Биг Бенг (cosmic event) · ro Big Bang (cosmic event) · inh Доаккха Эккхар (cosmic event) · sv Big Bang (cosmic event)