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Noun: CBR
  1. (cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
    "Scientists study the CBR to understand the early universe";
    - cosmic background radiation, cosmic microwave background radiation, CMBR, cosmic microwave background, CMB

Type of: cosmic radiation

Encyclopedia: CBR