black hole
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˌblæk ˈhoʊl/ · UK /ˌblæk ˈhəʊl/
black hole means: A region in space with such strong gravity that nothing, even light, can escape.
noun
A region in space with such strong gravity that nothing, even light, can escape.
- Nothing can escape a black hole.
- Astronomers found a black hole at the center of the galaxy.
- Two black holes merged far from Earth.
A place in a computer network where arriving data is dropped without any reply.
- The router became a black hole.
- A routing error sent all incoming traffic into a black hole.
- Engineers traced the lost packets to a black hole in the network.
Questions about black hole
What does black hole mean?
A region in space with such strong gravity that nothing, even light, can escape.
What is black hole in other languages?
Türkçe: kara delik · Español: agujero negro · Français: trou noir · Deutsch: schwarzes Loch · Italiano: buco nero · 日本語: ブラックホール
How do you pronounce black hole?
In American English /ˌblæk ˈhoʊl/; in British English /ˌblæk ˈhəʊl/.
How do you use black hole in a sentence?
Nothing can escape a black hole. Astronomers found a black hole at the center of the galaxy.
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