blackhole

[US]/blækˈhəʊl/
[UK]/blækˈhoʊl/
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n.a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation (including light) can escape; a term used in computing and networking to refer to a situation where data packets are discarded or dropped without notification
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the supercomputer attempted to simulate the physics of a blackhole.

once an object crosses the event horizon, it falls into the blackhole.

astronomers discovered a massive blackhole at the center of the galaxy.

the massive star collapsed under its own gravity to form a blackhole.

even light cannot escape the immense gravitational pull of a blackhole.

the budget deficit became a financial blackhole for the administration.

the scientist proposed a daring theory regarding blackhole information loss.

scientists observed a blackhole swallowing a nearby star.

sagittarius a* is the supermassive blackhole at the center of our milky way.

theoretical physics suggests that a blackhole singularity has infinite density.

the space agency released the first image of a blackhole to the public.

nothing can travel faster than light to escape a blackhole.

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