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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Putting them on can be like tasting Proust’s madeleine, sending you down a psychological and emotional wormhole and putting you back in the mental space of an earlier moment. —

Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025 Earth is on the brink of collapse due to environmental degradation, and a mysterious wormhole near Saturn offers humanity a chance to escape. —

Travis Bean, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Case in point: Get lost in an astral disco ball, which thrums with a harmonious heartbeat, and a whimsical wormhole. —

Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024 The relevant physical effect of these temporary wormholes is to swap out the interiors among the different black holes. —

Ahmed Almheiri, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for wormhole