wormhole

[ wurm-hohl ]

/ ˈwɜrmˌhoʊl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR wormhole ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc.

a theoretical passageway in space between a black hole and a white hole.

Origin of wormhole

First recorded in 1585–95; worm + hole

Words nearby wormhole

worm fence, wormfish, wormfly, worm gear, worm grass, wormhole, wormian, wormian bone, worm into, worm lizard, worm out of

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Example sentences from the Web for wormhole

In contrast, anything that falls into a wormhole should be able to pass right through to the other side.
Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes?|Emily Conover|August 24, 2020|Science News For Students
Gabella is part of a team that wondered what ripples from a wormhole might look like.
Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes?|Emily Conover|August 24, 2020|Science News For Students
Then, it would pass back all of the way through the wormhole and into the first universe again.
Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes?|Emily Conover|August 24, 2020|Science News For Students
It offers the kind of refracted, wormhole narrative that generates comparisons to David Mitchell—deserved in this case.
Our Favorite Books of 2012: Tina Brown, Andrew Sullivan, and Others’ Picks|The Daily Beast|December 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST

"I think maybe that speck isn't a wormhole, after all," said Phil, subjecting the apple she still held to another scrutiny.
Otherwise Phyllis|Meredith Nicholson
I really believe he gets more pleasure out of one first-class, sixteenth-century wormhole than the original worm did.
The Abandoned Farmers|Irvin S. Cobb
How about that wormhole, James, that we were worrying over before the separation of the upper table?
The Repairing & Restoration of Violins|Horace Petherick

British Dictionary definitions for wormhole

wormhole

/ (ˈwɜːmˌhəʊl) /

noun

a hole made by a worm in timber, plants, etc

physics a tunnel in the geometry of space–time postulated to connect different parts of the universe

Derived forms of wormhole

wormholed, adjective

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for wormhole

wormhole

[ wûrm′hōl′ ]

A hole made by a burrowing worm.

A theoretical distortion of space-time that would link points in space through a second set of paths, some of which could be shorter than the shortest path without the wormhole. It is not known whether workholes are possible. See more at space-time.

单词	wormhole
释义	wormhole [ wurm-hohl ] / ˈwɜrmˌhoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wormhole ON THESAURUS.COM noun a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc. a theoretical passageway in space between a black hole and a white hole. Origin of wormhole First recorded in 1585–95; worm + hole Words nearby wormhole worm fence, wormfish, wormfly, worm gear, worm grass, wormhole, wormian, wormian bone, worm into, worm lizard, worm out of Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wormhole In contrast, anything that falls into a wormhole should be able to pass right through to the other side. Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes?\|Emily Conover\|August 24, 2020\|Science News For Students Gabella is part of a team that wondered what ripples from a wormhole might look like. Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes?\|Emily Conover\|August 24, 2020\|Science News For Students Then, it would pass back all of the way through the wormhole and into the first universe again. Could ripples in spacetime point to wormholes?\|Emily Conover\|August 24, 2020\|Science News For Students It offers the kind of refracted, wormhole narrative that generates comparisons to David Mitchell—deserved in this case. Our Favorite Books of 2012: Tina Brown, Andrew Sullivan, and Others’ Picks\|The Daily Beast\|December 11, 2012\|DAILY BEAST "I think maybe that speck isn't a wormhole, after all," said Phil, subjecting the apple she still held to another scrutiny. Otherwise Phyllis\|Meredith Nicholson I really believe he gets more pleasure out of one first-class, sixteenth-century wormhole than the original worm did. The Abandoned Farmers\|Irvin S. Cobb How about that wormhole, James, that we were worrying over before the separation of the upper table? The Repairing & Restoration of Violins\|Horace Petherick British Dictionary definitions for wormhole wormhole / (ˈwɜːmˌhəʊl) / noun a hole made by a worm in timber, plants, etc physics a tunnel in the geometry of space–time postulated to connect different parts of the universe Derived forms of wormhole wormholed, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to wormhole postern, back stairs, escape hatch, trap door Scientific definitions for wormhole wormhole [ wûrm′hōl′ ] A hole made by a burrowing worm. A theoretical distortion of space-time that would link points in space through a second set of paths, some of which could be shorter than the shortest path without the wormhole. It is not known whether workholes are possible. See more at space-time. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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wormhole

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