naked singularity

English

Noun

naked singularity (plural naked singularities)

(astrophysics) An as yet theoretical gravitational singularity with no event horizon, making it observable, unlike a black hole whose event horizon prevents light from reaching an observer situated outside the event horizon.

Translations

a gravitational singularity with no event horizon

Spanish: singularidad desnuda f

See also

cosmic censorship

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