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gravity gradient

DEFINITIONS OF: gravity gradient

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n a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object

“the gravity gradient of the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth”
Type of:
gradient
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
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