Newton's law of gravitation

Newton's law of gravitation

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(Physics / General Physics) the principle that two particles attract each other with forces directly proportional to the product of their masses divided by the square of the distance between them

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Newton's law of gravitation  (ntnz)

The principle that expresses the force of gravitational attraction between two bodies as a function of their mass and their distance. Expressed mathematically, F = ^Gm₁m₂/_d² where F is the force in Newtons, m₁ and m₂ are the masses of the bodies in kilograms, G is the gravitational constant, and d is the distance between the bodies in meters. Newton's Principle of Gravitation is an example of an inverse square law. Also called law of gravitation, law of universal gravitation. See Note at gravity.

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Newton's law of gravitation - (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them law of gravitation law of nature, law - a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature; "the laws of thermodynamics" gravitational theory, Newton's theory of gravitation, theory of gravitation, theory of gravity - (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" constant of gravitation, gravitational constant, universal gravitational constant, G - (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation