adjective
- extremely large in mass, especially used to describe black holes that are millions or billions of times more massive than the sun
Usage: astronomy; physics
Examples
- Scientists discovered a supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
- The supermassive black hole contains the mass of four million suns.
- Astronomers study how supermassive black holes form and grow over time.
- Most large galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their core.
- The telescope captured images of matter spiraling into a supermassive black hole.
- Supermassive black holes can influence the formation of entire galaxies.