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gravitational interaction

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gravitational interaction
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A weak, fundamental interaction between two physical objects due to their mass and energy, especially an interaction occurring between elementary particles.
gravitational interaction, force
n
(Physics / General Physics) an interaction between particles or bodies resulting from their mass. It is very weak and occurs at all distances See interaction [2]
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Noun1.gravitational interaction - a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons
fundamental interaction, interaction - (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
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