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event horizons

event horizons is the plural of event horizon.

Meaning of event horizon

Noun

event horizon (plural event horizons)

  1. The gravitational sphere of a black hole within which the escape velocity is greater than the speed of light.
  2. The furthest distance in the past of the universe from which light signals from an event can reach an observer at later times.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) A point of no return.

Questions about event horizons

What is event horizons the plural of?
Event horizons is the plural of event horizon.

Words near event horizons in the dictionary

  1. event derivative
  2. event derivatives
  3. event handler
  4. event handlers
  5. event horizon
  6. event horizons
  7. event loop
  8. event loops
  9. event marketing
  10. event recorder
  11. event recorders

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