Etymology

kugelblitz

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Today it means: A concentration of light so intense that it forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped, forming a black hole. Full definition →

German Kugelblitz
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The story

  1. German · derived fromKugelblitz“ball lightning”
  2. English todaykugelblitz

German Kugelblitz (“ball lightning”).

Words from the same roots

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ball lightning

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