Meanings
nounlast photon orbit (plural last photon orbits)
plural last photon orbits
- Synonym of photon sphere.
Synonyms: photon sphere
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of photon sphere.
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Origin
From being the closest tangential approach to a black hole, where a photon's path does not eventually fall through the event horizon.
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last photon orbit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20photon%20orbit
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“last photon orbit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20photon%20orbit. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last photon orbit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20photon%20orbit.
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