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gravitational mass

noun

, Physics.
  1. the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies.


gravitational mass

noun

  1. the mass of a body determined by its response to the force of gravity Compare inertial mass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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That power derives from the gravitational mass of Walt Disney World, located outside Orlando.

That principle states that an object’s inertial mass, which determines how much it accelerates when force is applied, is equivalent to its gravitational mass, which determines how strong a gravitational force it feels.

“If their gravitational mass was positive, they would fall downward,” Penco says.

In this case, we think about the “gravitational mass”.

If the total mass involved were significant, then the universe's gravitational mass would be gradually reduced, and the slowing of the universe's expansion from gravitational attraction would decrease.

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