Vocabulary Term/Concept: Black hole


Found definitions: An area of space-time with a gravitational field so intense that its escape velocity is equal to or exceeds the speed of light.



Your own definition: A whole that has a great gravitational field that even light can’t escape!


Illustration:

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Part of speech

NOUN

Word root(s)

holo = Whole

Prefix/suffix

N/A

Related words
Gravity, Supernova, density

Connections, Questions, Examples, and/or Additional Information: It’s invisible to the naked eye! Visible light can’t escape it! Why can’t we see it just with our own eye? In every galaxy, there’s a black hole. Is the black hold always in the center of the galaxies?