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gravitational singularity

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A location where the quantities that are used to measure the gravitational field become infinite in a way that does not depend on the coordinate system.

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Examples

“Seen as a central metaphor, a gravitational singularity is a (theoretical) point⟳ at the centre of black holes at which quantities that are otherwise meaningful (e.g., density and spacetime curvature) become⟳ infinite, or rather meaningless.”

CEFR level

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

gravitational slingshot gravitational wave gravitational wave background gravitational well gravitationality Gravitationally

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