gravity's pull
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3.4
- noun
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atracción gravitacional
- Meanwhile, the core of the star collapses under gravity's pull until it reaches a high enough density to start burning helium to carbon.
Examples
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The astronaut experienced weightlessness, yet gravity's pull still affected him while orbiting the planet.
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Go to the centre of gravity's pull... and find your planet you will.
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He was free from gravity's pull.
Fiction book (1999) -
They hang motionless, caught in gravity's pull by the string.
Fiction book (1998) -
As far as facts, against gravity's pull we boosted an enhanced warhead in less than a minute against gravity to plus Mach 5-7.
Blog text (11) -
Objects fall to the ground because of gravity's pull toward the center of the Earth.
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On the moon, gravity's pull is much weaker, allowing astronauts to jump higher than they can on Earth.
Synonyms
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2.3
The force that makes things fall to the ground and keeps planets moving
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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
How Strong
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3.4
- Specialized
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6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
gravity's + pull
The meaning is directly derivable by combining 'gravity' (the force that attracts masses) with 'pull' (a tug or force): a possessive construction indicating the force exerted by gravity. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English noun + 's' possession, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Gravity's pull paints a picture of invisible gravity that pulls things down toward the ground like an unseen hand. So it means 'the way the Earth or another mass pulls objects toward it'.