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event horizon
Astron. the spherical boundary surrounding a black hole, within which there is such strong gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape
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noun
The region, usually described as spherical, marking the outer boundary of a black hole, inside which the gravitational force is strong enough to prevent matter or radiation from escaping.
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