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axisymmetric collapse comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has symmetry	has definition
collapse	contraction		Sudden contraction of a celestial body
axisymmetric collapse	collapse	cylindrical	Collapse of mass in such a way that the mass maintains the symmetry of a cylinder.

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