supermassive black hole

noun

Any black hole with a mass from 10⁵ to 10¹⁰ times that of the Sun.

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Meanings

nounsupermassive black hole (plural supermassive black holes)

plural supermassive black holes

  1. astronomyAny black hole with a mass from 10⁵ to 10¹⁰ times that of the Sun.

    Synonyms: SMBH, SBH

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny black hole with a mass from 10⁵ to 10¹⁰ times that of the Sun.

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Translations

Catalan forat negre supermassiu
  • forat negre supermassiuAny black hole with a large mass
Chinese Mandarin 超大質量黑洞 /超大质量黑洞
  • 超大質量黑洞 /超大质量黑洞 (chāodà zhìliàng hēidòng, chāodà zhíliàng hēidòng)Any black hole with a large mass
Finnish supermassiivinen musta aukko
  • supermassiivinen musta aukkoAny black hole with a large mass
French trou noir supermassif
  • trou noir supermassifAny black hole with a large mass
Hebrew חור שחור על־מסיבי
  • חור שחור על־מסיביAny black hole with a large mass
Italian buco nero supermassiccio
  • buco nero supermassiccioAny black hole with a large mass
Persian سیاهچالهٔ کلان جرم
  • سیاهچالهٔ کلان جرمAny black hole with a large mass
Polish supermasywna czarna dziura
  • supermasywna czarna dziuraAny black hole with a large mass
Portuguese buraco negro supermassivo
  • buraco negro supermassivoAny black hole with a large mass
Romanian gaură neagră supermasivă
  • gaură neagră supermasivăAny black hole with a large mass
Russian сверхмасси́вная чёрная дыра́
  • сверхмасси́вная чёрная дыра́ (sverxmassívnaja čórnaja dyrá)Any black hole with a large mass
Slovak supermasívna čierna diera
  • supermasívna čierna dieraAny black hole with a large mass
Spanish agujero negro supermasivo
  • agujero negro supermasivoAny black hole with a large mass
Ukrainian надмаси́вна чо́рна діра́
  • надмаси́вна чо́рна діра́ (nadmasývna čórna dirá)Any black hole with a large mass
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