primordial black hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A black hole which is formed by the direct collapse of primordial gas and dark matter, before the first stars ever formed, in a Big Bang universe.

Word forms

primordial black hole primordial black holes

Etymology

From primordial + black hole. From being black holes formed before the start of the Stelliferous Age.

Synonyms

PBH
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