infaller

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noun

A particle that falls behind the event horizon, for example into a black hole.

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Meanings

nouninfaller (plural infallers)

plural infallers

  1. astrophysicsA particle that falls behind the event horizon, for example into a black hole.

    The relative boost I talked about is again between an early infaller which could be part of the matter and a late infaller.

    2016, Roger Blandford, David Gross, Alexander Sevrin, Astrophysics and Cosmology: Proceedings of the 26th Solvay Conference on Physics

Origin

From in- + faller.

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APA

infaller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infaller

MLA

“infaller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infaller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infaller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infaller.

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