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Meaning of 'gravitation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gravitation [ n.]
- The act of gravitating.
- That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; called also attraction of gravitation, universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See Attraction, and Weight.

Meaning of 'gravitation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gravitation [ 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
Meaning (2):
- movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
Example in sentence:
  • irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
Meaning (3):
- a figurative movement toward some attraction
Example in sentence:
  • the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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