gravitation

grav·i·ta·tion  (grv-tshn)

n.

1. Physics

a. The natural phenomenon of attraction between physical objects with mass or energy.

b. The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction.

2. A movement toward a source of attraction: the gravitation of the middle classes to the suburbs.

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gravi·tation·al adj.

gravi·tation·al·ly adv.

gravi·tative adj.

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gravitation [ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃən]

n

1. (Physics / General Physics) the force of attraction that bodies exert on one another as a result of their mass

2. (Physics / General Physics) any process or result caused by this interaction, such as the fall of a body to the surface of the earth Also called gravity See also Newton's law of gravitation

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gravitation  (grv-tshn)

See gravity.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gravitation - (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the 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"--Albert Einstein gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" attraction, attractive force - the force by which one object attracts another solar gravity - the gravity of the sun; "solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures"
	2.	gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps" change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something drop, fall - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" levitation - movement upward in virtue of lightness
	3.	gravitation - a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs" trend, drift, movement - a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

Translations

gravitation [ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃən] N (Phys) → gravitación f (fig) → tendencia f (towards a)

gravitation [ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃ^ən] n (PHYSICS) → gravitation f

gravitation

n (Phys) → Gravitation f, → Schwerkraft f; (fig) → Hinneigung f → (to zu); the hippies’ gravitation to San Francisco → die Anziehungskraft, die San Francisco auf die Hippies ausübt

gravitation [ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → gravitazione f

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gravitation [ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃ/ən] n → gravitazione f