cosmic singularity
English
Etymology
cosmic (“outer space”) + singularity (“discontinuity”)
Noun
cosmic singularity (plural cosmic singularities)
- A point of infinite positive spacetime curvature because of an infinite gravitational field
Synonyms
- spacetime singularity / space-time singularity
- gravitational singularity
Hypernyms
- singularity
- cosmic topological defect
Coordinate terms
- black hole
- white hole
- worm hole
- domain wall
- cosmic string
Related terms
- naked singularity
- initial singularity
- big bang singularity (generic)
- Big Bang Singularity (specific)
- Big Crunch Singularity (specific)
- big crunch singularity (generic)
- final singularity
See also
- event horizon