BLACK HOLE


Meaning of BLACK HOLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1968

1. : a celestial object that has a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape it and that is believed to be created especially in the collapse of a very massive star

2. : something resembling a black hole: as

a. : something that consumes a resource continually

a financial black hole

b. : an empty space : void

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.