gravity
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈɡrævɪti/
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gravedad
- So the stronger the gravity, the faster time moves.
- force of gravity
- center of gravity
- Earth's gravity
Well, now it feels the gravity field of that planet.
- Well, now it feels the gravity field of that planet.
- Can I write down a theory where gravity alters when it is weak?
- And he knew that if he had gravity that things would clump up.
- According to Newton, the only thing that can create gravity is matter.
- That's a theory which combines gravity with quantum physics.
- That's one idea of why gravity might be so weak.
- And so there's no known way that you could create gravity using magnets.
- So he said if the formulas look similar, then gravity probably has waves too.
- Feel the weight of gravity pulling you down.
- But what you know is that gravity is not everything.
- Food doesn't move due to gravity, so it goes back and forth.
- The the quest to figuring out quantum gravity seems so exciting.
- But in fact, in loop quantum gravity, these are space.
Examples
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There is a force downwards due to gravity FG.
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A phase of the moon has nothing to do with gravity.
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Does the strength of gravity change with time?
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But what you know is that gravity is not everything.
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That is this new idea about how gravity actually works.
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According to Newton, the only thing that can create gravity is matter.
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The person to figure out how gravity works was Albert Einstein.
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Some very smart people have wrestled with the gravity problem but have gotten us pretty much nowhere.
Academic text (2012) -
If that is so, the primordial gravity waves might be strong enough to detect today.
Academic text (1991) -
The force of gravity pulls everything towards the Earth, causing objects to fall when dropped.
Synonyms
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2.8
A force that pulls objects toward each other, like gravity or magnets
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4.2
A pull between all objects, especially Earth's pull on things near its surface
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4.1
A force that pulls objects toward each other and makes things fall to Earth
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4.1
The force that pulls two objects toward each other, for example toward a planet
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6.8
A force that pulls objects with mass toward each other, keeping planets and moons in place
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3.4
The pull that makes things fall toward Earth or another large body
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4.7
A pull that makes two things move toward each other, like gravity or magnets
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
An idea that all objects pull on each other, more when they are heavier and closer
- Specialized
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8.8
A wave in space that makes space and time stretch when very heavy things move, like two black holes colliding
- Specialized
A sloping break in rock where the upper block moves down because of its weight
- Specialized
A difference in pull between parts of an object that causes tides and affects satellites
- Specialized
A tool that measures how strongly the Earth pulls on things in different places
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word gravity comes from the Latin gravitas, from gravis meaning 'heavy'. You can see the same root in the word grave, and people used that 'heavy' idea to name the natural force that makes things 'fall' or feel 'heavy', so gravity is the 'pull' that keeps us on the ground.