Meaning Of The Word Event horizon

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Event horizon? Find Event horizon meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Event horizon Meaning

Event horizon Definition
Event horizon Definition

What's The Definition Of Event horizon?

event horizon in American English
the spherical boundary surrounding a black hole, within which there is such strong gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape
noun: the boundary around a black hole on and within which no matter or radiation can escape

event horizon in British English
noun: the surface around a black hole enclosing the space from which electromagnetic radiation cannot escape due to gravitational attraction. For a non-rotating black hole, the radius is proportional to the mass of the black hole

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Bearded lady ‐ noun: a woman with a beard, esp in a circus or…
  • Paedotribe ‐ noun: (in ancient Greece) a…
  • Dole cupboard ‐ noun: a livery cupboard formerly used in churches…
  • Telephoto ‐ a telephotograph (sense 2) or a system of telephotography…
  • Subecho ‐ noun: an echo resonating more quietly than another…
  • Reviewable ‐ adjective: Reviewable premiums or payments are…
  • God's plenty ‐ noun: an abundant or…
  • Interstade ‐ noun: a period of temporary retreat of ice during…
  • Fretting ‐ present…
  • Thermopylae ‐ in ancient Greece, a mountain pass in Locris…