About The Word Gravitation
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Gravitation
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What's The Definition Of Gravitation?
[n] a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
[n] movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps" [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 more remote the body the less the gravity"; "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 | Synonyms for Gravitation: gravitational attraction | gravitational force | gravity Related Terms | Find terms related to Gravitation: adduction | affinity | allurement | apogeotropism | attractance | attraction | attractiveness | attractivity | capillarity | capillary attraction | cascade | cataract | centripetal force | chute | collapse | comedown | crash | debacle | declension | declination | defluxion | descending | descension | descent | down | downbend | downcome | downcurve | downfall | downflow | downgrade | downpour | downrush | downtrend | downturn | downward trend | drag | draw | drop | dropping | fall | falling | G | G suit | geotropism | graviton | gravity | inclination | magnetism | mass | mutual attraction | plummeting | pounce | pull | pulling power | rapids | specific gravity | stoop | swoop | sympathy | traction | tug | waterfall See Also | attraction | attractive force | change of location | drift | drop | fall | movement | solar gravity | travel | trend Gravitation In Webster's Dictionary \Grav"i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gravitation. See
Gravity.]
1. The act of gravitating.
2. (Pysics) 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.}
{Law of gravitation}, that law in accordance with which
gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or
portions of matter in the universe attract each other with
a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter
they contain, and inversely to the squares of their
distances.
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