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暗黒物質 (ankokubusshitsu) Japanese meaning: dark matter | Kotomora

暗あん黒こく物ぶっ質しつ

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Meanings

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dark matter

Astronomical term for non-luminous matter inferred from gravitational effects.

宇う宙ちゅうの質しつ量りょうの大だい部ぶ分ぶんは暗あん黒こく物

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Most of the mass in the universe is thought to be dark matter.

Expressions

熱あつい暗あん黒こく物ぶっ質しつhot dark matter
冷つめたい暗あん黒こく物ぶっ質しつcold dark matter

Kanji

暗darkness, disappear, shade
黒black
物thing, object, matter
質substance, quality, matter

Related words

暗あん黒こくエネルギー
暗黒エネルギー is dark energy, a different concept from dark matter, responsible for the accelerating expansion of the universe.

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暗あん黒こく+物ぶっ質しつ

Etymology

Compound of 暗黒 (darkness) and 物質 (matter), a calque of English 'dark matter'.