Meanings
nounHawking radiation (uncountable)
- uncountableThe radiation presumed to be given off by a black hole by quantum mechanical processes.
Origin
Named after English physicist Stephen Hawking.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Hawkingovo záření
- Hawkingovo zářeníblack hole radiation
Finnish Hawkingin säteily
- Hawkingin säteilyblack hole radiation
French rayonnement de Hawking
- rayonnement de Hawkingblack hole radiation
Hungarian Hawking-sugárzás
- Hawking-sugárzásblack hole radiation
Polish promieniowanie Hawkinga
- promieniowanie Hawkingablack hole radiation
Slovak Hawkingovo žiarenie
- Hawkingovo žiarenieblack hole radiation
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APA
Hawking radiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawking%20radiation
MLA
“Hawking radiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawking%20radiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hawking radiation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawking%20radiation.
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