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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In the show, the crew encounters a white hole spewing time and space into the universe, and the only way to close it is for Lister to play space pool, sinking a planet into the interdimensional fissure via an over-elaborate trick shot. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 To test this theory, the Enterprise sends a probe toward the white hole. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026 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 The crater, a white hole in the turf grass at the age of the children’s court, is adjacent to a shelter that the municipality put there just last week, said Amr, who was one of the first responders when the rocket hit Saturday. — Cnaan Lidor, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024 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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First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of white hole was in 1971

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