Translation for "luhistuminen" to english

Luhistuminen

noun

• collapse
• breakdown

Translation examples

collapse noun

Luhistuminen synnytti tsunameja, joiden korkeus oli 12–15 metriä, ja jotka aiheuttivat suurta tuhoa lähisaarilla surmaten noin 3 000 ihmistä.
Tsunamis 12–15 metres high were generated by the collapse and devastated nearby islands and the adjacent New Guinea coast killing around 3000 people.

Tyypin II supernovassa ytimen luhistuminen pysähtyy lopulta neutronitilan luhistumispaineeseen, jossa aineen tiheys on sama kuin atomiytimen.
For Type II supernovae, the collapse is eventually halted by short-range repulsive neutron-neutron interactions, mediated by the strong force, as well as by degeneracy pressure of neutrons, at a density comparable to that of an atomic nucleus.