- white hole
- noun Date: 1971 a hypothetical extremely dense celestial object that radiates enormous amounts of energy and matter — compare black hole 1
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White hole — In astrophysics, a white hole is the theoretical time reversal of a black hole. Whilea black hole acts as a vacuum, sucking up any matter that crosses the event horizon, a white hole acts as a source that ejects matter from its event horizon. The … Wikipedia
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White Hole — This is the opposite of a Black Hole. Instead of things being drawn into it, objects are ejected from it. See Black Hole and Wormhole … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
white hole — 1. pigeonhole (def. 3). 2. Astron. a theoretical celestial object into which matter is funneled from a black hole. * * * … Universalium
white hole — noun a hypothetical opposite of a black hole, from which matter and energy emerge … English new terms dictionary
