wormhole

noun

worm·hole ˈwərm-ˌhōl

Synonyms of wormhole next

: a hole or passage burrowed by a worm

: a hypothetical structure of space-time envisioned as a tunnel connecting points that are separated in space and time

Did you know?

If you associate wormhole with quantum physics and sci-fi, you'll probably be surprised to learn that the word has been around since William Shakespeare's day. To Shakespeare, a "wormhole" was simply a hole made by a worm, but even the Bard subtly linked wormholes to the passage of time; for example, in the poem The Rape of Lucrece, he notes time's destructive power "to fill with worm-holes stately monuments." To modern astrophysicists, a wormhole isn't a tunnel wrought by a slimy invertebrate, but a theoretical tunnel between two black holes or other points in space-time, providing a shortcut between its end points.

Examples of wormhole in a Sentence

We found tiny wormholes in the potatoes.

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Now, users who want to drop into an infinite wormhole of short, entertaining vertical videos can go to Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat or X, all of which have introduced TikTok-style feeds in recent years. —

Kevin Roose, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 There’s a difference between being a prepared, analytical thinker and spiraling down a wormhole of obsessive thoughts. —

Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025 Spacetime inside and around the black hole takes on convoluted shapes, including wormholes that resemble the spacetime portals of science fiction. —

George Musser, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022 Quantum processors are already contributing to discoveries in a number of highly specialized areas in physics—including quasiparticle engineering, many-body dynamics, spin transport, metallic transport, time crystals, wormhole dynamics, and magnetization. —

Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wormhole