wormhole

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Noun

wormhole (plural wormholes)

1. a hole burrowed by a worm
   • 1593, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece

     To fill with worme-holes stately monuments.

2. (relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.
3. (programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.

Synonyms

• (a spacetime construct) Einstein-Rosen bridge

Related terms

• (a spacetime construct) black hole, white hole

Translations

• French: trou de ver
• German: Wurmloch
• Portuguese: buraco de minhoca
• Russian: червото́чина
• Spanish: agujero de gusano

Translations

• French: trou de ver
• German: Wurmloch
• Italian: cunicolo
• Portuguese: buraco de minhoca
• Russian: крото́вая нора́
• Spanish: agujero de gusano

Verb

wormhole (wormholes, present participle wormholing; past and past participle wormholed)

1. (transitive) To make porous or permeable through the formation of small holes or tunnels.

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