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Hawking radiation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The radiation presumed to be given off by a black hole by quantum mechanical processes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

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Named after English physicist Stephen Hawking.

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Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: Hawkingovo záření — black hole radiation
  • Finnish: Hawkingin säteily — black hole radiation
  • French: rayonnement de Hawking — black hole radiation
  • Hungarian: Hawking-sugárzás — black hole radiation
  • Polish: promieniowanie Hawkinga — black hole radiation
  • Slovak: Hawkingovo žiarenie — black hole radiation