(inward collapse)

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• Collapse zone — A collapse zone is an area around a structure, usually a burning structure, that may suffer structural collapse. A collapse zone affects firefighters working on the exterior of a structure. Contents 1 Signs of structural failure 2 Structural… …   Wikipedia

• Collapse of the World Trade Center — Coordinates: 40°42′41.12″N 74°00′44.00″W /  …   Wikipedia

• collapse — v 1. cave in, tumble down, founder, give way, crumple, crumple up, fall down, fall inward or outward, come apart; crumble, fall into pieces, break into fragments, break apart, fall into ruin; be demolished, be torn down, be felled, be pulled down …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Gravitational collapse — in astronomy is the inward fall of a massive body under the influence of the force of gravity. It occurs when all other forces fail to supply a sufficiently high pressure to counterbalance gravity and keep the massive body in hydrostatic… …   Wikipedia

• gravitational collapse — 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 gravitational attraction, eventually forming a black hole or a neutron star,… …   Wiktionary

• Impact crater — The prominent impact crater Tycho on the Moon. In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body. In most common usage,… …   Wikipedia

• volcano — /vol kay noh/, n., pl. volcanoes, volcanos. 1. a vent in the earth s crust through which lava, steam, ashes, etc., are expelled, either continuously or at irregular intervals. 2. a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit,… …   Universalium

• Complex crater — Impact crater structure Complex craters are a type of large impact crater morphology. Above a certain threshold size, which varies with planetary gravity, the collapse and modification of the transient cavity is much more extensive, and the… …   Wikipedia

• implosion — noun 1. a sudden inward collapse the implosion of a light bulb • Derivationally related forms: ↑implode • Hypernyms: ↑collapse • Hyponyms: ↑gravitational collapse 2. the initial occluded phase of a stop …   Useful english dictionary

• fall in — collapse inward …   English contemporary dictionary

• cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …   Universalium