"dumb hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dumb hole.wav Forms: dumb holes [plural]
Etymology: Similar to black hole, formed with dumb (“mute, silent”). Used at least since 1994. Head templates: {{en-noun}} dumb hole (plural dumb holes)
  1. A phenomenon in which phonons (sound perturbations) are unable to escape from a fluid that is flowing more quickly than the local speed of sound. Wikipedia link: dumb hole Categories (topical): Black holes, Physics Synonyms: sonic black hole
    Sense id: en-dumb_hole-en-noun-WQsKAo2S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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