kugelblitz

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/ˈkuːɡl̩ˌblɪt͡s/

noun

A concentration of light so intense that it forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped, forming a black hole.

OriginGerman Kugelblitz →
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Meanings

nounkugelblitz (plural kugelblitzes)

plural kugelblitzes

  1. theoretical physicsA concentration of light so intense that it forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped, forming a black hole.

    Specifically, what she’s talking about is called a kugelblitz—a kind of black hole formed not from the collapse of matter, but from an overwhelming intensity of heat or radiation...or light.

    2022, N. K. Jemisin, The World We Make, Orbit, page 303

Origin

  1. GermanKugelblitz“ball lightning”
  2. Englishkugelblitz

German Kugelblitz (“ball lightning”).

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APA

kugelblitz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kugelblitz

MLA

“kugelblitz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kugelblitz. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kugelblitz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kugelblitz.

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