wormhole

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Noun

Singular wormhole

Plural wormholes

1. (physics) A wormhole is a theoretical space tunnel that would begin with a black hole and end with a white hole; this tunnel would be a shortcut for space travel.

   Though based on real scientific guesses, wormholes are largely used in some science-fiction works. If they really exist or not is still unsure.

Related words

• black hole
• white hole
• astrophysics
• universe