collapsar
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of collapsar
1970–75; collapse + -ar, extracted from pulsar, quasar, etc.
Example Sentences
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To the surprise of team members, given BOAT’s brightness, the remnants of the collapsar did not look exceptionally large.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024
It becomes a black hole, or as Cameron calls it, a "collapsar."
From Time Magazine Archive
These dimouts could not be due simply to a black hole passing in front of Epsilon Aurigae; the collapsar would have to be improbably large to cause that effect.
From Time Magazine Archive
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