COLLAPSAR

Etymology

Noun

collapsar (plural collapsars)

(star) 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

Source: Wiktionary



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POLE

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