Glossary term: Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)

• English: Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB)
• Italian: Fondo cosmico a microonde (CMB)
• German: Kosmische Hintergrundstrahlung
• Arabic: إشعاع الخلفية الكونية الميكروي
• Japanese: 宇宙マイクロ波背景放射 (external link)
• Simplified Chinese: 宇宙微波背景辐射（CMB）
• Traditional Chinese: 宇宙微波背景輻射（CMB）
• French: Fond diffus cosmologique (FDC ou CMB en anglais)
• Bengali: মহাজাগতিক মাইক্রোওয়েভ ব্যাকগ্রাউন্ড (CMB)

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