observable universe

English

Noun

observable universe (plural observable universes)

1. (astronomy) The extent of a universe within the cosmological horizon of an observer.

   Synonym: known universe

Usage notes

• Typically the observable universe refers to the observable portion of our universe, relative to an observer on Earth.

Hypernyms

• Universe

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: havaittava maailmankaikkeus
• French: univers observable m
• Georgian: დაკვირვებადი სამყარო (daḳvirvebadi samq̇aro)
• German: beobachtbares Universum n
• Icelandic: sýnilegi alheimur
• Polish: obserwowalny wszechświat m, widzialny wszechświat m
• Turkish: gözlemlenebilir evren, rasat edilebilir kâinat

Further reading

• observable universe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia