event horizon
/əˈvɛnt həˈɹaɪ.zən/
event horizon noun: the gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.
Noun
event horizon (plural event horizons)
- The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.
- The furthest distance in the past of the universe from which light signals from an event can reach an observer at later times.
- A point of no return.
event horizon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
event horizon in Hindi
- gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape
- घटना क्षितिज ghaṭnā kṣitij
event horizon in Tamil
- gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape
- நிகழ்வெல்லை nikaḻvellai
event horizon in Urdu
- gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape
- افق وقیعہ
event horizon in Bengali
- gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape
- ঘটনা দিগন্ত ghoṭona digonto
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- event horizon in Malayalam
- സംഭവചക്രവാളം sambhavacakravāḷaṁ
- event horizon in Punjabi
- ਇਵੈਂਟ ਹੌਰਿਜ਼ਨ ivaiṇṭ haurizan
- event horizon in Arabic
- أُفُق اَلْحَدَث ʔufuq al-ḥadaṯ
- event horizon in Indonesian
- horizon peristiwa
- event horizon in Persian
- افق رویداد ofoq-e ruydâd
- event horizon in Thai
- ขอบฟ้าเหตุการณ์ kòp-fáa-hàyt-gaan
- event horizon in Vietnamese
- chân trời sự kiện
- event horizon in Myanmar
- ဖြစ်ရပ် မိုးကုတ်စက်ဝိုင်း hpracrap mui:kutcak-wuing:
Forms of event horizon
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Words formed from event horizon
Questions about event horizon
- What does event horizon mean?
- Event horizon means the gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.
- What is event horizon in Hindi?
- Event horizon in Hindi is घटना क्षितिज (ghaṭnā kṣitij). See Event horizon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is event horizon?
- Event horizon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce event horizon?
- Event horizon is pronounced /əˈvɛnt həˈɹaɪ.zən/ (US).
- What is the plural of event horizon?
- The plural of event horizon is event horizons.
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