big bang

See also: bigbang and Big Bang

English

Etymology

See Big Bang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɪɡˈbæŋ/, /ˈbɪɡ ˈbæŋ/

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Noun

big bang (plural big bangs)

1. (astrophysics) a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an infinitely small, hot, and dense point.

   Many-worlds interpretations of physics suggest that millions of big bangs might be happening as we speak.

2. A large implementation of a system rather than phased or gradual delivery.

   They're planning for an upcoming release that promises to be a big bang.

Derived terms

• big bang testing
• biological big bang

Translations

explosion creating a universe

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大爆炸 (daai⁶ baau³ zaa³)

  Mandarin: 大爆炸 (zh) (dàbàozhà), 大霹靂 / 大霹雳 (zh) (dàpīlì)

• Czech: velký třesk (cs) m
• Dutch: oerknal (nl) m
• Finnish: alkuräjähdys (fi)
• Greek: Μεγάλη Έκρηξη (el) f (Megáli Ékrixi)
• Hindi: महाविस्फोट (mahāvisphoṭ)
• Irish: ollphléasc f
• Polish: wielki wybuch m
• Portuguese: big bang (pt) m
• Russian: Большо́й взрыв (ru) m (Bolʹšój vzryv)
• Spanish: big bang (es) m
• Swedish: big bang (sv), stora smällen c
• Turkish: büyük patlama

Proper noun

big bang

2. Alternative letter-case form of Big Bang.

Anagrams

• gabbing, gnaB giB, gnab gib, Gnab Gib

Portuguese

Noun

big bang m (plural big bangs)

1. (astrophysics) big bang (explosion creating a universe)

Further reading

• “big bang”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Noun

big bang m (plural big bangs)

1. big bang

Further reading

• “big bang”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025