"black hole" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /blæk ˈhoʊl/ [US], /blæk ˈhəʊl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-black hole.wav Forms: black holes [plural]
Etymology: In reference to celestial bodies, physicist Hong-Yee Chiu attributed the term to his colleague Robert H. Dicke, who stated around 1960–1961 that the objects were "like the Black Hole of Calcutta". The first known usage in print was by journalist Ann Ewing in 1964. Widespread popularization of the term is generally credited to a 1967 lecture by physicist John Wheeler. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Robert H. Dicke|nobycat=1|notext=1}} Robert H. Dicke Head templates: {{en-noun}} black hole (plural black holes)
  1. A place of punitive confinement; a lockup or cell; a military guardroom.
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  2. (astronomy) A gravitationally domineering celestial body with an event horizon from which even light cannot escape; the most dense material in the universe, condensed into a singularity, usually formed by a collapsing massive star. Wikidata QID: Q589 Categories (topical): Astronomy, Astronomy, Black holes Translations (celestial body): swartgat (Afrikaans), vrimë e zezë [feminine] (Albanian), ثُقْب أَسْوَد (ṯuqb ʔaswad) [masculine] (Arabic), սև խոռոչ (sew xoṙočʻ) (Armenian), furacu prietu [masculine] (Asturian), fueyu prietu [masculine] (Asturian), qara dəlik (Azerbaijani), qara çuxur (Azerbaijani), zulo beltz (Basque), чо́рная дзіра́ (čórnaja dzirá) [feminine] (Belarusian), কৃষ্ণগহ্বর (kriśnogohbor) (Bengali), কৃষ্ণবিবর (kriśnobibor) (Bengali), ব্ল্যাকহোল (blêk-hol) (Bengali), ব্ল্যাক হোল (blêk hol) (Bengali), че́рна ду́пка (čérna dúpka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), forat negre [masculine] (Catalan), کونەڕەش (kunerreş) (Central Kurdish), ӏаьржа ӏуьрг (ˀärža ˀürg) (Chechen), 烏空 /乌空 (o͘-khang) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 黑洞 (english: hak¹ dung⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 黑洞 (hēidòng) (Chinese Mandarin), toll du [masculine] (Cornish), černá díra [feminine] (Czech), sort hul (Danish), zwart gat [neuter] (Dutch), nigra truo (Esperanto), must auk (Estonian), musta aukko (Finnish), trou noir [masculine] (French), burato negro [masculine] (Galician), შავი ხვრელი (šavi xvreli) (Georgian), schwarzes Loch [neuter] (German), μαύρη τρύπα (mávri trýpa) [feminine] (Greek), μελανή οπή (melaní opí) [feminine] (Greek), કૃષ્ણ વિવર (kŕṣṇ vivar) (Gujarati), חֹר שָׁחֹר [masculine] (Hebrew), कृष्ण विवर (kŕṣṇa vivar) (Hindi), fekete lyuk (Hungarian), svarthol (Icelandic), nigra truo (Ido), lubang hitam (Indonesian), ӏаьржа ӏург (ˀärža ˀurg) (Ingush), cavo nigre (Interlingua), dúpholl [masculine] (Irish), buco nero [masculine] (Italian), ブラックホール (burakku hōru) (Japanese), ಕಪ್ಪು ಕುಳಿ (kappu kuḷi) (Kannada), қара құрдым (qara qūrdym) (Kazakh), 블랙홀 (beullaekhol) (Korean), кара көңдөй (kara köŋdöy) (Kyrgyz), ຂຸມດຳ (khum dam) (Lao), foramen nigrum [neuter] (Latin), melnais caurums (Latvian), juodoji skylė [feminine] (Lithuanian), büüs negru (Lombard), schwaarzt Lach [neuter] (Luxembourgish), црна дупка (crna dupka) [feminine] (Macedonian), lohong hitam (Malay), തമോദ്വാരം (tamōdvāraṁ) (Malayalam), തമോഗർത്തം (tamōgaṟttaṁ) (Malayalam), toqba sewda [feminine] (Maltese), कृष्णविवर (kŕṣṇavivar) (Marathi), უჩა რხვილი (uča rxvili) (Mingrelian), хар нүх (xar nüx) (Mongolian), makade-waanikaan (Northwestern Ojibwa), svart hull (Norwegian Bokmål), sort hull (Norwegian Bokmål), svart hòl (Norwegian Nynorsk), سیاهچاله فضایی (siyâh-čâle fazâyi) (Persian), سیاهچاله (siyâh-čâle) (Persian), czarna dziura [feminine] (Polish), buraco negro [masculine] (Portuguese), gaură neagră [feminine] (Romanian), чёрная дыра́ (čórnaja dyrá) [feminine] (Russian), jouduojė skīlie [feminine] (Samogitian), कृष्ण विवर (kṛṣṇa vivara) (Sanskrit), ڄرنآ رۆپآ [Arebica, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), црна рупа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), crna rupa [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), purtusu nìguru [masculine] (Sicilian), čierna diera [feminine] (Slovak), črna luknja [feminine] (Slovene), agujero negro [masculine] (Spanish), hoyo negro [masculine] (Spanish), მეშხე ჴურუ (mešxe quru) (Svan), shimo jeusi (Swahili), svart hål [neuter] (Swedish), itim na butas (Tagalog), கருங்குழி (karuṅkuḻi) (Tamil), కాలబిలము (kālabilamu) (Telugu), หลุมดำ (lǔm-dam) (Thai), kara delik (Turkish), чо́рна діра́ (čórna dirá) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ثقب اسود (suqb asvad) (Urdu), qora tuynuk (Uzbek), hố đen (alt: 㙤𪓇) (Vietnamese), lỗ đen (alt: 𥩍𪓇) (Vietnamese), siblägahog (Volapük), twll du [masculine] (Welsh), שוואַרצע לאָך (shvartse lokh) (Yiddish), שוואַרצלאָך (shvartslokh) [feminine, masculine] (Yiddish)
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  3. (figuratively) A void into which things disappear, or from which nothing emerges; an impenetrable area or subject; an area impervious to communication. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-black_hole-en-noun-q--5T2r3 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 19 10 17 11 21 5
  4. (aviation) A dangerous optical illusion that can occur on a nighttime approach with dark, featureless terrain between the aircraft and a brightly-lit runway, where the aircraft appears to the pilots to be higher up than it actually is, potentially triggering a premature or overly-steep descent and a crash short of the runway. Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-black_hole-en-noun-nByp7-in Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 19 10 17 11 21 5 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  5. (Internet, often attributive) A place where incoming traffic is silently discarded. Tags: Internet, attributive, often Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-black_hole-en-noun-~UODKp4h Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 19 10 17 11 21 5
  6. (programming) A bit bucket; a place of permanent oblivion for data. Categories (topical): Programming
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black-hole, blackhole Hypernyms: hole Hyponyms: collapsar, eternal black hole, primordial black hole, stellar black hole Coordinate_terms: ergosphere, event horizon, photon sphere, singularity, spaghettification

Verb

IPA: /blæk ˈhoʊl/ [US], /blæk ˈhəʊl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-black hole.wav Forms: black holes [present, singular, third-person], black holing [participle, present], black holed [participle, past], black holed [past]
Etymology: In reference to celestial bodies, physicist Hong-Yee Chiu attributed the term to his colleague Robert H. Dicke, who stated around 1960–1961 that the objects were "like the Black Hole of Calcutta". The first known usage in print was by journalist Ann Ewing in 1964. Widespread popularization of the term is generally credited to a 1967 lecture by physicist John Wheeler. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Robert H. Dicke|nobycat=1|notext=1}} Robert H. Dicke Head templates: {{en-verb}} black hole (third-person singular simple present black holes, present participle black holing, simple past and past participle black holed)
  1. (transitive, Internet) To redirect (network traffic, etc.) nowhere; to discard (incoming traffic). Tags: Internet, transitive Categories (topical): Internet Coordinate_terms: bit bucket
    Sense id: en-black_hole-en-verb-2NMgfMOQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: black-hole, blackhole

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
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          "ref": "1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 282",
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            "masculine"
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "roman": "čórnaja dzirá",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "কৃষ্ণগহ্বর"
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "bn",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "code": "bn",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "ব্ল্যাক হোল"
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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        },
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          "code": "ce",
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          "code": "yue",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "word": "trou noir"
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "burato negro"
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          "code": "ka",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "შავი ხვრელი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "schwarzes Loch"
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "el",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "μαύρη τρύπα"
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "kŕṣṇa vivar",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "कृष्ण विवर"
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "fekete lyuk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "nigra truo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "lubang hitam"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "inh",
          "lang": "Ingush",
          "roman": "ˀärža ˀurg",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "ӏаьржа ӏург"
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "cavo nigre"
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "celestial body",
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          "word": "dúpholl"
        },
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "buco nero"
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          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "burakku hōru",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "ブラックホール"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "kappu kuḷi",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "ಕಪ್ಪು ಕುಳಿ"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qara qūrdym",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "қара құрдым"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "beullaekhol",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "블랙홀"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "kunerreş",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "کونەڕەش"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "kara köŋdöy",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "кара көңдөй"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "khum dam",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "ຂຸມດຳ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "foramen nigrum"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "melnais caurums"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "juodoji skylė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "lmo",
          "lang": "Lombard",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "büüs negru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "schwaarzt Lach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "crna dupka",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "црна дупка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "lohong hitam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "tamōdvāraṁ",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "തമോദ്വാരം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "tamōgaṟttaṁ",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "തമോഗർത്തം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "toqba sewda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "kŕṣṇavivar",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "कृष्णविवर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "xmf",
          "lang": "Mingrelian",
          "roman": "uča rxvili",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "უჩა რხვილი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "xar nüx",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "хар нүх"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ojb",
          "lang": "Northwestern Ojibwa",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "makade-waanikaan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "svart hull"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "sort hull"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "svart hòl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "siyâh-čâle fazâyi",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "سیاهچاله فضایی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "siyâh-čâle",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "سیاهچاله"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "czarna dziura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "buraco negro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "gaură neagră"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čórnaja dyrá",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "чёрная дыра́"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sgs",
          "lang": "Samogitian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "jouduojė skīlie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "kṛṣṇa vivara",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "कृष्ण विवर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ڄرنآ رۆپآ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "црна рупа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "crna rupa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "purtusu nìguru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "čierna diera"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "črna luknja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "agujero negro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "hoyo negro"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 88 1 4 1 5",
          "code": "sva",
          "lang": "Svan",
          "roman": "mešxe quru",
          "sense": "celestial body",
          "word": "მეშხე ჴურუ"
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          "nighttime"
        ],
        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ],
        [
          "terrain",
          "terrain"
        ],
        [
          "aircraft",
          "aircraft"
        ],
        [
          "runway",
          "runway"
        ],
        [
          "pilot",
          "pilot"
        ],
        [
          "premature",
          "premature"
        ],
        [
          "steep",
          "steep"
        ],
        [
          "descent",
          "descent"
        ],
        [
          "crash",
          "crash"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(aviation) A dangerous optical illusion that can occur on a nighttime approach with dark, featureless terrain between the aircraft and a brightly-lit runway, where the aircraft appears to the pilots to be higher up than it actually is, potentially triggering a premature or overly-steep descent and a crash short of the runway."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Internet"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "One way of fighting spam is to use a blackhole list maintained on a blackhole server.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A place where incoming traffic is silently discarded."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Internet",
          "Internet"
        ],
        [
          "incoming",
          "incoming"
        ],
        [
          "traffic",
          "traffic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet, often attributive) A place where incoming traffic is silently discarded."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "attributive",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Programming"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A bit bucket; a place of permanent oblivion for data."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bit bucket",
          "bit bucket"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(programming) A bit bucket; a place of permanent oblivion for data."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/blæk ˈhoʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/blæk ˈhəʊl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "black-hole"
    },
    {
      "word": "blackhole"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "swartgat"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vrimë e zezë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṯuqb ʔaswad",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ثُقْب أَسْوَد"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "sew xoṙočʻ",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "սև խոռոչ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "furacu prietu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fueyu prietu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "qara dəlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "qara çuxur"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "zulo beltz"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "čórnaja dzirá",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чо́рная дзіра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kriśnogohbor",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "কৃষ্ণগহ্বর"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "kriśnobibor",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "কৃষ্ণবিবর"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "blêk-hol",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ব্ল্যাকহোল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "blêk hol",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ব্ল্যাক হোল"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čérna dúpka",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "че́рна ду́пка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forat negre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "ˀärža ˀürg",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ӏаьржа ӏуьрг"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "english": "hak¹ dung⁶",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "黑洞"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "o͘-khang",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "烏空 /乌空"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hēidòng",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "黑洞"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "toll du"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "černá díra"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "sort hul"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zwart gat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "nigra truo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "must auk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "musta aukko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trou noir"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burato negro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "šavi xvreli",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "შავი ხვრელი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "schwarzes Loch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mávri trýpa",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μαύρη τρύπα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "melaní opí",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μελανή οπή"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "kŕṣṇ vivar",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "કૃષ્ણ વિવર"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "חֹר שָׁחֹר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kŕṣṇa vivar",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "कृष्ण विवर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "fekete lyuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "svarthol"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "nigra truo"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "lubang hitam"
    },
    {
      "code": "inh",
      "lang": "Ingush",
      "roman": "ˀärža ˀurg",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ӏаьржа ӏург"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "cavo nigre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dúpholl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buco nero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "burakku hōru",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ブラックホール"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "kappu kuḷi",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ಕಪ್ಪು ಕುಳಿ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qara qūrdym",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "қара құрдым"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "beullaekhol",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "블랙홀"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "kunerreş",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "کونەڕەش"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "kara köŋdöy",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "кара көңдөй"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khum dam",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ຂຸມດຳ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "foramen nigrum"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "melnais caurums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "juodoji skylė"
    },
    {
      "code": "lmo",
      "lang": "Lombard",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "büüs negru"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "schwaarzt Lach"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "crna dupka",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "црна дупка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "lohong hitam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "tamōdvāraṁ",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "തമോദ്വാരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "tamōgaṟttaṁ",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "തമോഗർത്തം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "toqba sewda"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kŕṣṇavivar",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "कृष्णविवर"
    },
    {
      "code": "xmf",
      "lang": "Mingrelian",
      "roman": "uča rxvili",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "უჩა რხვილი"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xar nüx",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "хар нүх"
    },
    {
      "code": "ojb",
      "lang": "Northwestern Ojibwa",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "makade-waanikaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "svart hull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "sort hull"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "svart hòl"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "siyâh-čâle fazâyi",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "سیاهچاله فضایی"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "siyâh-čâle",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "سیاهچاله"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "czarna dziura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buraco negro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gaură neagră"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čórnaja dyrá",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чёрная дыра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sgs",
      "lang": "Samogitian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jouduojė skīlie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "kṛṣṇa vivara",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "कृष्ण विवर"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "Arebica",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ڄرنآ رۆپآ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "црна рупа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crna rupa"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "purtusu nìguru"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "čierna diera"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "črna luknja"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agujero negro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hoyo negro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sva",
      "lang": "Svan",
      "roman": "mešxe quru",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "მეშხე ჴურუ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "shimo jeusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svart hål"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "itim na butas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "karuṅkuḻi",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "கருங்குழி"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kālabilamu",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "కాలబిలము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "lǔm-dam",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "หลุมดำ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "kara delik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čórna dirá",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чо́рна діра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "suqb asvad",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "ثقب اسود"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "qora tuynuk"
    },
    {
      "alt": "㙤𪓇",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "hố đen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "𥩍𪓇",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "lỗ đen"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "siblägahog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "twll du"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shvartse lokh",
      "sense": "celestial body",
      "word": "שוואַרצע לאָך"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
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