gravitational collapse

Noun

 * 1) 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.

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: painovoimaluhistuminen, gravitaatioluhistuminen
 * French: effondrement gravitationnel
 * German:
 * Italian: collasso gravitazionale
 * Polish: zapadanie grawitacyjne
 * Romanian: colaps gravitațional
 * Russian: