English Explanatory Dictionary

ekpyrotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Used in the names "ekpyrotic universe" or "ekpyrotic scenario", coined specifically to name this theory.
  2. Relating to the ekpyrotic scenario, e.g. ekpyrotic cosmology.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛkpaɪˈɹɒtɪk/

Word forms

ekpyrotic

Etymology

Coined in 2001 by Paul Steinhardt, from Ancient Greek ἐκπύρωσις (ekpurōsis) "conflagration, ekpyrosis", referring in Stoic philosophy to the destruction and recreation of the world in fire.

Related words

ekpyrosis
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