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law of gravitation

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law of gravitation
See Newton's law of gravitation.
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Noun1.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
Newton's 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
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The thoughts of worldly men are for ever regulated by a moral law of gravitation, which, like the physical one, holds them down to earth.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
The law of gravitation, for example, is a physical law, while the law of association is a psychological law.
The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context
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