white hole

noun

: a hypothetical extremely dense celestial object that radiates enormous amounts of energy and matter compare black hole sense 1

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So as soon as even a speck of dust wanders too close, the energy of the system runs amok, and the white hole converts into a black hole. — Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025 That myriads of tiny white holes could be passing through the Earth at any time. — The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024

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1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white hole was in 1971

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