Black Hole Definition

noun
A massive star in the last phase of its evolution, in which the star collapses, creating a volume of space-time with a gravitational field so intense that its escape velocity equals or exceeds that of light.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
A great void; an abyss.
The government created a bureaucratic black hole that swallows up individual initiative.
American Heritage
An emptiness or void.
Webster's New World
Anything thought of as endlessly devouring resources, funds, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Attributive form of black hole, noun.
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Other Word Forms of Black Hole

Noun

Singular:
black hole
Plural:
black-holes

Black Hole Sentence Examples

  • The three roads are black hole thermodynamics, loop quantum gravity, and string theory.

  • He couldn't imagine any childhood taunting that would have caused him to crawl into the earth through a cold, wet, and black hole.

  • In 1756 the old nawab died, and was succeeded by his grandson Surajud-Dowlah, a young madman of 19, whose name is indelibly associated with the tragedy of the Black Hole.

  • Ali Vardi Khan died in 1756, and was succeeded by his grandson, Suraj-ud-Dowlah, a youth of only nineteen years, whose ungovernable temper led to a rupture Black Hole of Calcutta.

  • The remainder surrendered after a feeble resistance, and were thrown as prisoners into the " black hole " or military jail of Fort William, a room 18 ft.

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