ekpyrotic

Meaning

Adjective

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

Origin

• 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.