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black hole Definition

black hole

noun

  1. a celestial object or dark region in space, perhaps formed by the collapse of a large star, with such a great mass that its gravitational field will not let even light escape
    1. an emptiness or void
    2. anything thought of as endlessly devouring resources, funds, etc.

Black Hole Definition

Black Hole

noun

  1. 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
  2. any dungeon

Black Hole Hacker Definition
A black hole is a region in the Internet not reachable from anywhere else. Black Holes typically result from configuration errors or attacks to the routers that attach the black-holed area to the Internet.

See Also: Attack; Internet.

black hole Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: However, this organization must not become a bureaucratic black hole that is only about political correctness and unnecessary interference.
  • create: A designer can accidentally create a black hole by using the command @dig w to " Living Room.

Preposition: at

  • heart: Astronomers reveal evidence of a monstrous black hole at the heart of a nearby galaxy.

Adjective modifier

  • supermassive: The precise geometry and details of an X-ray producing region around a supermassive black hole are not known.
  • massive: They are postulated to be most likely produced in the process of tidal disruption of stars by central massive black holes in galaxies.
  • central: Andromeda has no hot center, implying no central black hole!
  • bureaucratic: However, this organization must not become a bureaucratic black hole that is only about political correctness and unnecessary interference.
  • tiny: The crew of the Sauropod hit trouble when their ship is pulled into a strange, tiny black hole.
  • economic: By and large a product, once purchased, drops into an economic black hole and out of the picture altogether.

Preposition: in

  • galaxy: They are postulated to be most likely produced in the process of tidal disruption of stars by central massive black holes in galaxies.
  • space: Monk is an equally ominous figure, seeming to absorb light like a black hole in space.