Core collapse

/kɔr kəˈlæps/ noun

Definition

The catastrophic gravitational collapse of a massive star's core when nuclear fuel is exhausted and radiation pressure can no longer support the star against its own gravity. This process occurs in less than a second and leads to supernova explosions.

Etymology

From Latin 'cor' meaning heart and 'collapsus' meaning fallen together. The term developed in the 1960s as astronomers understood the mechanism behind Type II supernovae.

Kelly Says

Core collapse is one of the most violent events in the universe - in less than a second, a core the size of Earth shrinks to just 12 miles across while releasing more energy than our Sun will produce in its entire 10-billion-year lifetime! The collapse is so sudden that the outer layers don't even know it's happening until the shock wave hits them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
核心的 崩潰
he-che-sin-be-ng-we-l
ARالعربية
انهيار النواة
i-na-hi-yar an-na-wa
BNবাংলা
নব্যের পতন
no-ber-er patan
CACatalà
colapso del nucli
koh-LAH-pso del noo-kli
CSČeština
sestup jádra
ses-tup ya-dra
DADansk
kernenekollaps
ker-ne-kol-laps
DEDeutsch
Kernkollaps
kern-koh-laps
ELΕλληνικά
συμπίεση πυρήνα
sim-pee-se pi-ree-na
ESEspañol
colapso del núcleo
koh-LAH-pso del NOH-klee
FAفارسی
کلاپس هسته
kla-ps hesteh
FISuomi
ydinkohtamus
y-din-koh-ta-mus
FRFrançais
effondrement du noyau
ef-fon-dre-mahn doo NOH-vwar
GUGU
મૂળભૂત પડછાયા
moo-ul-bhut pad-cha-ya
HAHA
gaba daya
ga-ba da-ya
HEעברית
התמוטטות גרעין
ha-ta-mot-tot ge-ra-ein
HIहिन्दी
कोर का पतन
kor ka patan
HUMagyar
magmagörcs
mag-mag-goer-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
keruntuhan inti
ke-run-tu-han in-tee
IGIG
nwụrụ ya ọkụ
n-wu-ru ya ok-u
ITItaliano
collasso del nucleo
kol-LAH-sso del noo-klee-oh
JA日本語
コアの崩壊
koa no hou-kai
KKKK
жүректі жетілу
jy-re-kti je-ti-lu
KMKM
បរិវेश បាន បង្កើត
ba-ri-vesh ba-n-bang-k-eat
KO한국어
핵심 붕괴
haekshim bung-gwae
MRMR
मूळ घटकांचा ढास
mool ghat-ka-ncha dhas
MSBahasa Melayu
keruntuhan teras
ke-run-tu-han te-ras
MYမြန်မာ
နှ Paleozoic ပျက်စီး
na-h-pa-li-eo-zoic pyet-see
NLNederlands
kerninstorting
kern-in-stor-ting
NONorsk
kjernekollaps
kjer-ne-kol-laps
PAPA
ਆਈ ਟੈਕਸ
aa-ee taks
PLPolski
zawalenie jądra
za-wa-le-nie ya-dra
PTPortuguês
colapso do núcleo
koh-LAH-pso do NOH-klee
RORomână
prăbușirea nucleului
pra-bu-shee-rea no-klee-u-lui
RUРусский
сжатие ядра
s-zha-ti-e ya-dra
SVSvenska
kärnkollaps
kaer-no-laps
SWKiswahili
kuzima ya msingi
koo-zee-ma ya m-sin-gi
TAதமிழ்
உட்கருவு சரிவு
utkar-u sa-ri-vu
TEతెలుగు
కేంద్రం విచ్ఛेदనం
ken-dhr-am vi-ch-ched-anam
THไทย
การยุบตัวของแกนกลาง
gaan-yoo-b-tua-khor-gaan-klang
TLTL
pagbagsak ng core
pa-g-ba-g-sak ng kor
TRTürkçe
çekirdek çöküşü
chek-ir-dek cho-koo-she
UKУкраїнська
зсув ядра
z-suv ya-dra
URاردو
نواة کا گرن
na-wa-ka gar-n
VITiếng Việt
sụp đổ lõi
sup-doh loi
YOYO
ìṣẹ́ ẹ̀kún
ee-sheh eh-koon
ZH中文
核心坍缩
hé xīng tàn suō
ZUZU
ukusasa kwakwe
oo-koo-sa-sa kwak-we

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