dark energy
A hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space and to…A hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and to have anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.
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Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A hypothetical form of energy thought to be spread uniformly throughout space (and time) and to have anti-gravitational properties: it represents a possible mechanism for the cosmological constant, and thus is one of the possible explanations for the current accelerating rate of expansion of the universe; and it is estimated to account for about 74% of the mass-energy of the universe.
Dunkle Energie
тёмная эне́ргияtjómnaja enɛ́rgija
темна енергіяtemna enerhija
Examples
8 sentencesWhat is dark energy?
What exactly is dark energy?
deWas genau ist dunkle Energie?
Dark energy is even more mysterious than dark matter.
deDunkle Energie ist noch geheimnisvoller als dunkle Materie.
Hubble played a major role in discovering dark energy.
deDas Hubble-Weltraumteleskop spielte bei der Entdeckung der dunklen Energie eine entscheidende Rolle.
Dark energy is an invisible force that is pushing our universe apart.
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Origin
Coined by American cosmologist Michael Turner in 1998, in reference to the earlier term daCoined by American cosmologist Michael Turner in 1998, in reference to the earlier term dark matter.
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