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Gravitational equilibrium  

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  • The condition in a celestial body when gravitational forces acting on each point are balanced by some outward pressure, such as radiation pressure or electron degeneracy pressure, so that no vertical motion results. (en)

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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/666

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