collapsar

English

Etymology

Blend of collapse +‎ star, patterned after quasar, pulsar. Analyzable as collapse +‎ -ar

Noun

collapsar (plural collapsars)

(astronomy) The black hole thought to form following the gravitational collapse of a massive star.

Synonyms

stellar black hole / SBH

Coordinate terms

stellar mass black hole / StMBH

Derived terms

supercollapsar

Translations

black hole

Chinese:
Mandarin: 坍縮星／坍缩星 (tānsuōxīng)
Finnish: kollapsari
French: collapsar (fr) m

See also

hypernova

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