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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlack hole
/ˈblæk hoʊl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
"Scientists study the supermassive black hole located at the center of our galaxy." - 2
A place where things disappear or are consumed completely and without a trace.
"My home office seems to be a black hole for missing pens and paperwork."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, the term combines the descriptive adjective 'black' indicating the complete absorption of light and 'hole' denoting a spatial void. Physicist John Wheeler is widely credited with popularizing the term in 1967 during a lecture, though the theoretical concept originated decades earlier from Einstein's general relativity field equations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Black hole" is said worldwide
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trou noir
Transliteration: tru nwaʁ
"La gravité d'un trou noir est extrêmement puissante."
schwarzes Loch
Transliteration: ˈʃvaʁtsəs lɔx
"Nichts kann der Anziehungskraft eines schwarzen Lochs entkommen."
buco nero
Transliteration: ˈbuːko ˈnɛːro
"Gli astronomi hanno fotografato il buco nero supermassiccio."
agujero negro
Transliteration: aɣuˈxeɾo ˈneɣɾo
"Un agujero negro absorbe todo lo que se acerca demasiado."
buraco negro
Transliteration: buˈɾaku ˈneɡɾu
"A luz não consegue escapar da gravidade de um buraco negro."
कृष्ण विवर
Transliteration: krishna vivar
"कृष्ण विवर का गुरुत्वाकर्षण बहुत शक्तिशाली होता है।"
黑洞
Transliteration: hēidòng
"科学家们正在研究银河系中心的黑洞。"
블랙홀
Transliteration: beullaekhol
"빛조차 블랙홀의 중력에서 탈출할 수 없습니다."
ブラックホール
Transliteration: burakkuhōru
"ブラックホールの周囲では時間が遅くなります。"
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