Meanings
nouncollapsar (plural collapsars)
plural collapsars
- astronomyThe black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.
Synonyms: stellar black hole, SBH
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 坍縮星 /坍缩星
- 坍縮星 /坍缩星 (tānsuōxīng)black hole
Finnish kollapsari
- kollapsariblack hole
French collapsar
- collapsarblack hole
Polish kolapsar
- kolapsarblack hole
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APA
collapsar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collapsar
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“collapsar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collapsar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collapsar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collapsar.
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