Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerr geometry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: ker-r -ge-om-e-try
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The very remarkable conclusion of all this is that the black holes that we expect to find in nature have to conform to this Kerr geometry."

Etymology

Named after New Zealand physicist Roy Kerr.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Kerr geometries (plural)

Questions

What does kerr geometry mean?: The geometry of empty spacetime around a rotating uncharged axially-symmetric black hole with a spherical event horizon.
Where does kerr geometry come from?: Named after New Zealand physicist Roy Kerr.

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