white hole

noun

: a hypothetical extremely dense celestial object that radiates enormous amounts of energy and matter compare black hole sense 1

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So as soon as even a speck of dust wanders too close, the energy of the system runs amok, and the white hole converts into a black hole. Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025 The crater, a white hole in the turf grass at the age of the children’s court, is adjacent to a shelter that the municipality put there just last week, said Amr, who was one of the first responders when the rocket hit Saturday. Cnaan Lidor, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024 To a casual observer, a white hole is indistinguishable from a black hole. The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024 In the film, it’s theorized that Godzilla’s cells made their way to space, a result of his previous battles with Biollante or Mothra, and entered a black hole, before emerging from a white hole and evolved by developing the crystalline structure of the organisms surrounding him. Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2023

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First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white hole was in 1971

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“White hole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20hole. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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