Term: big-bang theory: (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated sometime between 10 billion and 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small volume of matter at extremely high density and temperature
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: cat's-paw: a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: rock bit: a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: pectic acid: a complex acid that occurs in ripe fruit and some vegetables
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: savings bank: a thrift institution in the northeastern United States; since deregulation in the 1980s they offer services competitive with many commercial banks
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: rocket larkspur: commonly cultivated larkspur of southern Europe having unbranched spikelike racemes of blue or sometimes purplish or pinkish flowers; sometime placed in genus Delphinium
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: boletus pallidus: a fungus that has an off-white cap when it is young but later becomes dingy brown and a stalk of the same color; the under surface of the cap (the tubes) a pale greenish yellow
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: inkberry: evergreen holly of eastern North America with oblong leathery leaves and small black berries
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: intermaxillary suture: the suture between the two maxillae of the upper jawbone
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: ghat: stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
Broader: scientific theory: a theory that explains scientific observations | Unrelated: pruner: a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs