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gravitational collapse

gravitational collapse noun: 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.

Noun

gravitational collapse (countable and uncountable, plural gravitational collapses)

  1. 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.

gravitational collapse meaning in Tamil

gravitational collapse in Tamil

ஈர்ப்பு விண்மீன் குறுகல்

Forms of gravitational collapse

pluralgravitational collapses

Questions about gravitational collapse

What does gravitational collapse mean?
Gravitational collapse means 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.
What is gravitational collapse in Tamil?
Gravitational collapse in Tamil is ஈர்ப்பு விண்மீன் குறுகல். See Gravitational collapse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gravitational collapse?
Gravitational collapse is a noun.
What is the plural of gravitational collapse?
The plural of gravitational collapse is gravitational collapses.

Words near gravitational collapse in the dictionary

  1. gravitating
  2. gravitation
  3. gravitational
  4. gravitational assist
  5. gravitational assists
  6. gravitational collapse
  7. gravitational collapses
  8. gravitational constant
  9. gravitational constants
  10. gravitational convection
  11. gravitational convections

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