Gravitation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃn|
Brit.
|ɡrævɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface (syn: gravity)
the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love
- movement downward resulting from gravitational attractiongravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love
irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
- a figurative movement toward some attractionthe gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
Extra examples
Children's gravitation towards computer technology is quite natural.
Newton's law of gravitation
...a binary star is a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation...
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