SCHWARZSCHILD RADIUS


Meaning of SCHWARZSCHILD RADIUS in English

Ger. /shvahrddts"shilt'/ ; Eng. /shwawrts"chuyld', -shild/ , Astron.

the radius at which a gravitationally collapsing celestial body becomes a black hole.

[ 1955-60; named after Karl Schwarzchild (1873-1916), German astronomer ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .