black hole

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [blak hohl]
- /blæk hoʊl/
- /blæk həʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [blak hohl]
- /blæk hoʊl/

Definitions of black hole words

countable noun black hole Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars. 3
countable noun black hole If you say that something, especially money, has gone into a black hole, you mean that it has disappeared and cannot be recovered. 3
noun black hole an object in space so dense that its escape velocity exceeds the speed of light 3
noun black hole any place regarded as resembling a black hole in that items or information entering it cannot be retrieved 3
noun black hole a small dungeon at Calcutta: it was once believed that over 100 Europeans were confined there one night in 1756 by their Indian captors and died from heat and lack of air 3
noun black hole any dungeon 3

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black hole popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for black hole

noun black hole

void — Law. having no legal force or effect; not legally binding or enforceable.
supernova — the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core.
abyss — An abyss is a very deep hole in the ground.

All 3 Synonyms of black hole