Wormhole

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A wormhole is a hypothetical tunnel through spacetime connecting distant points in the universe—or even different universes.

The concept comes from physics, where such passages could theoretically allow faster-than-light travel by bending space rather than crossing it.

Science fiction uses wormholes as plot devices for interstellar journeys: The ship entered the wormhole and emerged in a distant galaxy.

The name comes from imagining a worm boring through an apple rather than crawling across its surface.

astrophysics

spacetime

Merged dimensional framework

singularityPoint where values explode
event horizonBlack hole's edge
general relativityGravity as curved spacetime

traversable · throat · exotic matter · metric · curvature · geodesic · quantum gravity · cosmology · tunnel · membrane

scifi

portal

Imposing entrance or gate

hyperspaceFaster-than-light travel medium
jumpPropel oneself airborne
interstellarBetween celestial bodies

Interstellar · Star Trek · Stargate · Farscape · Deep Space Nine · time travel · vortex · gateway · dimensional · faster-than-light

metaphor

shortcut

Quicker alternative path

loopholeExploitable gap in rules
bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
backdoorHidden bypass mechanism

workaround · passage · connection · bridge · link · tunnel · pathway · gap · access · route

computing

vulnerability

Openness to harm

exploitNotable act or abuse
securityProtection from threat
tunnelEnclosed underground route

proxy · backdoor · network · SSH · VPN · routing · bypass · firewall · penetration · protocol

Categories

Crypto platformsCoinbase, Kraken, Curve, Gemini, Jupiter

Opposites

spatial connectivity

Wormholebarrier

Obstruction preventing passage

dead end · wall · cul-de-sac · void · chasm

cosmic structure type

Wormholeblack hole

Collapsed star's remnant

event horizon · singularity · flat space · white hole

science fiction trope function

Wormholeexile

Banishment from homeland

marooning · stranding · quarantine zone · isolation chamber

Phrases

wormhole theoryProposed space-bending transit passages

Family

worm, hole, worms, holes, wormy, wormed, worming, holed, holing

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