English Explanatory Dictionary

Local Hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A supervoid around 2 billion light years across that encloses much of the local Laniakea supercluster.

Word forms

Local Hole

Etymology

Hole referring to a low-density region of the universe; local since it encloses the Earth.

Synonyms

KBC Void

Related words

Local Arm Local Bubble Local Fluff Local Group Local Interstellar Cloud Local Sheet Local Spur Local Supercluster Local Void Local Volume
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