wormhole
[wurm-hohl]
- a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc.
- a theoretical passageway in space between a black hole and a white hole.
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It offers the kind of refracted, wormhole narrative that generates comparisons to David Mitchell—deserved in this case.
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Historical Examples of wormhole
I really believe he gets more pleasure out of one first-class, sixteenth-century wormhole than the original worm did.
The Abandoned FarmersIrvin S. Cobb
"I think maybe that speck isn't a wormhole, after all," said Phil, subjecting the apple she still held to another scrutiny.
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How about that wormhole, James, that we were worrying over before the separation of the upper table?
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wormhole
- a hole made by a worm in timber, plants, etc
- physics a tunnel in the geometry of space–time postulated to connect different parts of the universe
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wormhole
[wûrm′hōl′]
- A hole made by a burrowing worm.
- A theoretical distortion of space-time that would link points in space through a second set of paths, some of which could be shorter than the shortest path without the wormhole. It is not known whether workholes are possible. See more at space-time.
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