Black Hole (Noun)
Meaning
A region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The massive star in the center of the galaxy was expected to form a black hole upon its collapse.
- NASA recently captured an image of a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy.
- The extreme gravitational pull of the black hole warped the fabric of spacetime around it, causing distortions in our observations.
- According to Einstein's theory of general relativity, anything that enters a black hole will be trapped forever by its gravity.
- The physics of black holes continues to intrigue scientists, as the laws of physics as we know them appear to break down at their boundaries.