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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the implosion of a star resulting from its own gravity; the result is a smaller and denser celestial object
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: implosion
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