gravity - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'gravity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gravity

[ a.]

- The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
- Sobriety of character or demeanor.
- Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
- The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
- Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.

Meaning of 'gravity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gravity

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

Example in sentence:

gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love;
the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them;
the more remote the body the less the gravity

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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Center of gravity
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Specific gravity
Specific gravity is term used in connection with testing a battery's electrolyte. A specific gravity test is used to determine the battery's

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