"ergosphere" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-ergosphere.wav [UK] Forms: ergospheres [plural]
Etymology: From ergo- + -sphere. Coined by Remo Ruffini and John Archibald Wheeler in 1971 in reference to the fact that it is theoretically possible to extract energy from the region. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ergo|sphere}} ergo- + -sphere Head templates: {{en-noun}} ergosphere (plural ergospheres)
  1. (physics) A region outside the event horizon of a rotating black hole in which space and time are distorted by shear forces. Wikipedia link: John Archibald Wheeler, Remo Ruffini, ergosphere Categories (topical): Black holes, Physics Translations (region outside the event horizon of a black hole): ergosphère [feminine] (French)

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