event horizon
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event horizon
- /əˈvɛnt həˈɹaɪ.zən/ US
- /-zɪn/ US
- [əˈvɛɾ̃ həˈɹaɪ.zən] US
- [əˈvɛn -] US
- [-zɪn] US
noun event horizons
- The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.
- The furthest distance in the past of the universe from which light signals from an event can reach an observer at later times.
- A point of no return.
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noun gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape
| Español | horizonte de sucesos, horizonte de eventos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사상(事象)의 지평선 sasang-ui jipyeongseon |
| 日本語 | 事象の地平面 jishō no chiheimen |
| 中文 | 事件視界 /事件视界 shìjiàn shìjiè, 事件穹界 shìjiàn qióngjiè, 事界 shìjiè |
| हिन्दी | घटना क्षितिज ghaṭnā kṣitij |
| Português | horizonte de eventos |
| Français | horizon des événements |
| Deutsch | Ereignishorizont |
| Italiano | orizzonte degli eventi |
| Ελληνικά | ορίζοντας γεγονότων orízontas gegonóton |
| Română | orizontul evenimentelor, orizont de evenimente |
| Русский | горизо́нт собы́тий gorizónt sobýtij, сфе́ра Шва́рцшильда sféra Švárcšilʹda |
| Tiếng Việt | chân trời sự kiện |
| العربية | أُفُق اَلْحَدَث ʔufuq al-ḥadaṯ |
| עברית | אופק אירועים |
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title = {event horizon},
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