regular black hole

noun

A mathematical formulation for a black hole which does not contain a singularity. The environment outside the event horizon is the same as other formulations for black holes.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounregular black hole (plural regular black holes)

plural regular black holes

  1. mathematicsA mathematical formulation for a black hole which does not contain a singularity. The environment outside the event horizon is the same as other formulations for black holes.

Origin

From regular (“continuous”) + black hole (“region enclosed by an event horizon”). From having a spacetime formulation that is without discontinuities, that is, regular.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

regular black hole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regular%20black%20hole

MLA

“regular black hole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regular%20black%20hole. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regular black hole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regular%20black%20hole.

Source: regular black hole on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.