HyperDic: gravitational_collapse

English > 1 sense of the expression gravitational collapse:
NOUNeventgravitational collapsethe implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity
English > gravitational collapse: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningThe implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object.
BroaderimplosionA sudden inward collapse
Catalancol·lapse gravitatori

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