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spaghettification
[ spuh-get-uh-fi-key-shuhn ]
noun
, Physics, Astronomy.
- the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
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- spa·ghet·ti·fy verb (used with object) spaghettified spaghettifying
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Origin of spaghettification1
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