gravitational collapse
gravitational collapse · gravitational collapses
гравитационный коллапс
Gravitationskollaps
The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient…The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient to maintain it at a stable size, and its material falls inward under its own gravity, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star, and sometimes accompanied by a supernova explosion.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The stage in the evolution of a star in which the pressure of the star is insufficient to maintain it at a stable size, and its material falls inward under its own gravity, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star, and sometimes accompanied by a supernova explosion.
Gravitationskollaps
гравитацио́нный колла́псgravitaciónnyj kolláps
More definitions
- the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
Translations
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By meaning 1
stage in the evolution of a star:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stage in the evolution of a star:
Forms
plural: gravitational collapses| Singular | gravitational collapse |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable