naked singularity

noun

An as yet theoretical gravitational singularity with no event horizon, making it observable, unlike a black hole whose event horizon prevents light from reaching an observer situated outside the event horizon.

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Meanings

nounnaked singularity (plural naked singularities)

plural naked singularities

  1. astrophysicsAn as yet theoretical gravitational singularity with no event horizon, making it observable, unlike a black hole whose event horizon prevents light from reaching an observer situated outside the event horizon.

Translations

Polish naga osobliwość
  • naga osobliwośća gravitational singularity with no event horizon
Spanish singularidad desnuda
  • singularidad desnudaa gravitational singularity with no event horizon
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APA

naked singularity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked%20singularity

MLA

“naked singularity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked%20singularity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naked singularity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naked%20singularity.

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