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collapsar

collapsar noun: the black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.

Noun

collapsar (plural collapsars)

  1. The black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.

Synonyms of collapsar

Forms of collapsar

pluralcollapsars

Origin of collapsar

Blend of collapse + star, patterned after quasar, pulsar. By surface analysis, collapse + -ar

Words formed from collapsar

Questions about collapsar

What does collapsar mean?
Collapsar means the black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.
What part of speech is collapsar?
Collapsar is a noun.
What is the plural of collapsar?
The plural of collapsar is collapsars.

Words near collapsar in the dictionary

  1. collamer
  2. Collantes
  3. Collanteses
  4. collapsability
  5. collapsable
  6. collapsar
  7. collapsars
  8. collapse
  9. collapsed
  10. collapser
  11. collapsers

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