Meanings
- astronomyA supervoid around 2 billion light years across that encloses much of the local Laniakea supercluster.
Synonyms: KBC Void
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA supervoid around 2 billion light years across that encloses much of the local Laniakea supercluster.
Origin
Hole referring to a low-density region of the universe; local since it encloses the Earth.
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Local Hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Local%20Hole
“Local Hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Local%20Hole. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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