white hole
Meanings
noun
- A theoretically possible but hypothetical singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, hole.
Word forms
Etymology
By analogy with black hole.
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