gravitation
- noun
- /ˌɡrævəˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
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gravitación
- Objects fall to the ground due to gravitation pulling them downward.
Examples
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When a skydiver jumps from a plane, they accelerate downward because of gravitation.
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Comparison of Two Methods of Activated Sludge Gravitation Thickening: PREFORMATTED TABLE
Academic text (1998) -
The gravitation of the Earth keeps the Moon in orbit around it.
Synonyms
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Movement of something downwards while only gravity pulls it
A thing that falls down freely because of gravity
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A number that shows how strong gravity is between two objects depending on their mass and distance
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All objects attract each other with a force that grows with mass and falls with distance
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A law saying every two objects pull each other with force that grows with mass and decreases with distance
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A scientific theory saying any two objects pull each other more if heavier and less as they get farther apart
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A scientific idea about how objects pull each other, with larger objects pulling more and pull weakening with distance
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Morphology
Etymology
Gravitation comes from the Latin gravis ('heavy') and the verb gravitate, which means 'move toward' by weight. So when water or an object moves down because of its own weight, we call that movement gravitation.