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supermassive black hole

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any black hole with a mass from 105 to 1010 times that of the Sun.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: forat negre supermassiu — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超重黑洞 (chāozhòng hēidòng) — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Finnish: supermassiivinen musta aukko — Any black hole with a large mass
  • French: trou noir supermassif — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Galician: burato negro supermasivo — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Hebrew: חור שחור על־מסיבי — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Italian: buco nero supermassiccio — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Persian: سیاهچالهٔ کلان جرم — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Polish: supermasywna czarna dziura — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Portuguese: buraco negro supermassivo — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Romanian: gaură neagră supermasivă — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Russian: сверхмасси́вная чёрная дыра́ (sverxmassívnaja čórnaja dyrá) — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Slovak: supermasívna čierna diera — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Slovene: supermasivna črna luknja — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Spanish: agujero negro supermasivo — Any black hole with a large mass
  • Ukrainian: надмаси́вна чо́рна діра́ (nadmasývna čórna dirá) — Any black hole with a large mass