black hole
To redirect nowhere; to discardTo redirect (network traffic, etc.) nowhere; to discard (incoming traffic).
» Do you know what a black hole is?
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1 senses(Internet)To redirect (network traffic, etc.) nowhere; to discard (incoming traffic).
Examples
74 sentencesDo you know what a black hole is?
It's a black hole.
ruЭто чёрная дыра. — odexed
Does every black hole create a new universe?
Чи кожна чорна діра створює новий всесвіт? — Balamax · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruКаждая чёрная дыра создаёт новую вселенную? — Balamax · CC BY 2.0 FR
Do black holes exist?
Чи існують чорні діри? — Balamax
ruСуществуют ли чёрные дыры? — Balamax
deExistieren schwarze Löcher? — GuidoW
Tom was swallowed by a black hole.
Тома проковтнула чорна діра. — Balamax
ruТома поглотила черная дыра. — Balamax
Origin
In reference to the physical concept (region of spacetime with extreme gravitational pull)In reference to the physical concept (region of spacetime with extreme gravitational pull), physicist Hong-Yee Chiu attributed the term to his colleague Robert H. Dicke, who stated around 1960–1961 that the objects were like the Black Hole of Calcutta. The first known usage in print was by journalist Ann Ewing in 1964. Widespread popularization of the term is generally credited to a lecture in 1967 by the physicist John Wheeler.
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Forms
black holes, black holing, black holed, black holed| Base form | black hole · to black hole |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | black holes |
| Present participle | black holing |
| Past simple | black holed |
| Past participle | black holed |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle