gravitational collapses

A form of gravitational collapse — 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.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of gravitational collapse
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