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gravitation

DEFINITIONS OF: gravitation

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n (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

“the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them”
“"gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein”
Synonyms:
gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity
Types:
solar gravity
the gravity of the sun
Type of:
attraction, attractive force
the force by which one object attracts another

n movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction

“irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps”
Antonyms:
levitation
movement upward in virtue of lightness
Types:
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drop, fall
a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
free fall
the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
plunge
a steep and rapid fall
precipitation
the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height
Type of:
change of location, travel
a movement through space that changes the location of something

n a figurative movement toward some attraction

“the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs”
Type of:
drift, movement, trend
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
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