dark light

noun

Etymology

Blend of dark matter + light. From being a force found in the dark sector that acts on dark matter, analog to light in the "light sector" (the part of the universe that is not part of the dark sector) that acts on "light matter" (ordinary matter that interacts electromagnetically, thus visibly).

  1. inherited from *lewktom
  2. inherited from *leuhtą
  3. inherited from *leuht
  4. inherited from lēoht
  5. inherited from light
  6. compounded as dark light — “dark matter + light

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical force of nature that acts on dark matter to allow dark matter to interact…

    A hypothetical force of nature that acts on dark matter to allow dark matter to interact with itself.

  2. Synonym of black light (ultraviolet light)

  3. Synonym of eigengrau.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for dark light. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA