wormhole
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wormhole
- /ˈwɝmˌhoʊl/ US
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First use appears c. 1594. From worm + hole. In the scientific sense, introduced by John Archibald Wheeler in 1957.
noun wormholes · worm-hole · worme-hole
- A hole burrowed by a worm. To fill with worme-holes stately monuments.
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A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
[…]where there is a net flux of lines of force, through what topologists would call "a handle" of the multiply-connected space, and what physicists might perhaps be excused for more vividly terming a "wormhole".
Similar: Einstein-Rosen bridge
- A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.
verb wormholes · wormholing · wormholed · worm-hole · worme-hole
- To make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnels.
Translations
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noun a hole burrowed by a worm
| Español | agujero de gusano |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蟲洞 /虫洞 chóngdòng |
| Français | trou de ver |
| Deutsch | Wurmloch |
| Русский | червото́чина červotóčina |
noun a shortcut between distant parts of space
| Español | agujero de gusano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 웜홀 womhol |
| 日本語 | ワームホール wāmuhōru |
| 中文 | 蟲洞 /虫洞 chóngdòng, 蛀孔 zhùkǒng, 蠹孔 dùkǒng |
| Português | buraco de verme, buraco de minhoca, fenda espacial, túnel espacial |
| Français | trou de ver |
| Deutsch | Wurmloch |
| Italiano | cunicolo |
| Русский | крото́вая нора́ krotóvaja norá, крото́вина krotóvina, червото́чина červotóčina |
| Tiếng Việt | lỗ sâu, lỗ giun |
| العربية | ثَقْب دُودِيّ ṯaqb dūdiyy, مَمَرّ دُودِيّ mamarr dūdiyy |
| עברית | חור תולעת, חֹר תּוֹלַעַת khor toláat |
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