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Meaning of event horizon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/əˈvɛnt həˈɹaɪ.zən/

Definitions

  1. The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.
  2. The furthest distance in the past of the universe from which light signals from an event can reach an observer at later times.
  3. A point of no return.
    broadly, figuratively

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CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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