trou noir

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French

Le disque d'accrétion du trou noir M87* imagé par l'Event Horizon Telescope

Etymology

Calque of English black hole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁu nwaʁ/
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Noun

trou noir m (plural trous noirs)

  1. (astrophysics) black hole (celestial body)

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