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dumb holes

dumb holes is the plural of dumb hole.

Meaning of dumb hole

Noun

dumb hole (plural dumb holes)

  1. A phenomenon in which phonons (sound perturbations) are unable to escape from a fluid that is flowing more quickly than the local speed of sound.
    Synonyms:
    sonic black hole

Questions about dumb holes

What is dumb holes the plural of?
Dumb holes is the plural of dumb hole.

Words near dumb holes in the dictionary

  1. dumb geniuses
  2. dumb gulper shark
  3. dumb gulper sharks
  4. dumb hard
  5. dumb hole
  6. dumb holes
  7. dumb insolence
  8. dumb like a fox
  9. dumb luck
  10. dumb money
  11. dumb network

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