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noun
A theoretically possible but hypothetical singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, hole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
By analogy with black hole.
Across languages
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