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verb
To stretch an object into a long thin shape under the influence of a very strong gravitational field gradient, such as found near a black hole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: astrophysics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Back-formation from spaghettification, equivalent to spaghetti + -fy.
Across languages
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