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Meanings

noun

cosmic censorship hypothesis; cosmic censorship conjecture

astronomy›physics›

A hypothesis in general relativity stating that singularities are always hidden behind event horizons, preventing naked singularities. Technical term used in astrophysics and theoretical physics.

Kanji

宇eaves, roof, house
宙mid-air, air, space
検examination, investigate
閲review, inspection, revision
仮sham, temporary, interim
説opinion, theory, explanation

Related words

宇う宙ちゅう検けん閲えつ官かん仮か説せつ
A variant term; 宇宙検閲官仮説 includes 官 (officer/censor) and is sometimes used interchangeably, but 宇宙検閲仮説 is the more common form.

Built from

宇う宙ちゅう+検けん閲えつ+

Etymology

Compound of 宇宙 (uchū, 'universe') + 検閲 (ken'etsu, 'censorship') + 仮説 (kasetsu, 'hypothesis'). Calque of English 'cosmic censorship hypothesis', coined in the context of general relativity.

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