Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primordial black hole

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: pri-mor-dial black- -hole
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black hole which is formed by the direct collapse of primordial gas and dark matter, before the first stars ever formed, in a Big Bang universe.

Etymology

From primordial + black hole. From being black holes formed before the start of the Stelliferous Age.

Inflected Forms

primordial black holes (plural)

Phrases

mini black hole micro black hole

Frequently Paired Words

MBH mini black hole micro black hole

Synonyms

PBH

Questions

What does primordial black hole mean?: A black hole which is formed by the direct collapse of primordial gas and dark matter, before the first stars ever formed, in a Big Bang universe.
Where does primordial black hole come from?: From primordial + black hole. From being black holes formed before the start of the Stelliferous Age.

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