wormhole
Americannoun
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a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc.
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a theoretical passageway in space between a black hole and a white hole.
noun
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a hole made by a worm in timber, plants, etc
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physics a tunnel in the geometry of space–time postulated to connect different parts of the universe
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A hole made by a burrowing worm.
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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.
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See more at space-time
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But in new research, my colleagues and I show that the original Einstein–Rosen bridge points to something far stranger — and more fundamental — than a wormhole.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
And I fell into a deep Instagram wormhole after I was exposed, via my Explore page, to some truly mesmerizing Anne Geddes–knockoff A.I. baby fashion shows.
From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024
From cats and cucumbers to pimple popping and unboxings, the internet is awash with a vast array of videos to send people into a social media wormhole.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
Surprise lurks around every corner and in every online wormhole.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
A wormhole is a paradox caused by a zero in the equations of general relativity.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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