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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesweisses Loch
Native Script:weißes Loch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vaɪsəs lɔx
"Ein weißes Loch ist das theoretische Gegenteil eines schwarzen Lochs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hypothetical region of spacetime which cannot be entered from the outside, but from which matter and light can escape.
"In theoretical astrophysics, a white hole acts as the time-reversal of a black hole, ejecting matter instead of consuming it." - 2
A theoretical cosmic phenomenon hypothesized to be the exit point of a wormhole.
"Some physicists have proposed that matter falling into a black hole might eventually emerge from a white hole in another part of the universe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 20th century as a theoretical counterpart to the black hole, combining the adjective 'white' (denoting the opposite or emission of light) with the noun 'hole' in the astrophysical sense. The term emerged from general relativity equations suggesting regions of spacetime that can only emit matter and light, never let anything enter.
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trou blanc
Transliteration: tru blɑ̃
"Un trou blanc est une région hypothétique de l'espace-temps."
weisses Loch
Transliteration: vaɪsəs lɔx
Script: weißes Loch
"Ein weißes Loch ist das theoretische Gegenteil eines schwarzen Lochs."
buco bianco
Transliteration: ˈbuːko ˈbjankɔ
"Il buco bianco è un ipotetico oggetto astronomico."
agujero blanco
Transliteration: aɣuˈxeɾo ˈβlaŋko
"Un agujero blanco expulsa materia y energía continuamente."
buraco branco
Transliteration: buˈɾaku ˈbɾɐ̃ku
"O buraco branco é um conceito puramente teórico na física."
श्वेत विवर
Transliteration: shvet vivar
"श्वेत विवर अंतरिक्ष का एक काल्पनिक क्षेत्र है।"
白洞
Transliteration: bái dòng
"白洞是广义相对论中一种假设的天体。"
백홀
Transliteration: baek-hol
"백홀은 블랙홀의 시간 반전 개념입니다."
ホワイトホール
Transliteration: howaito hōru
"ホワイトホールは物質を放出する仮説上の天体である。"
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