Inflation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
Framework senses
- §1
- the act of filling something with air
- §2
- lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
- §3
- (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
- §4
- a general and progressive increase in prices