gravitation

[ grav-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. Physics.
   1. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation.
   2. an act or process caused by this force.
2. a sinking or falling.
3. a movement or tendency toward something or someone:

   the gravitation of people toward the suburbs.

gravitation

/ ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the force of attraction that bodies exert on one another as a result of their mass
2. any process or result caused by this interaction, such as the fall of a body to the surface of the earth

gravitation

/ grăv′ĭ-tā′shən /

1. See gravity

gravitation

1. The force , first described mathematically by Isaac Newton , whereby any two objects in the universe are attracted toward each other. Gravitation holds the moon in orbit around the Earth , the planets in orbit around the sun , and the sun in the Milky Way . It also accounts for the fall of objects released near the surface of the Earth. The modern theory of gravitation is the general theory of relativity .

Other Words From

• gravi·tation·al adjective
• nongrav·i·tation noun
• nongrav·i·tation·al adjective
• super·gravi·tation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gravitation¹

First recorded in 1635–45; from New Latin gravitātiōn- (stem of gravitātiō ), derivative of gravitāre “to obey the laws of gravitation”; gravitate, -ion

Example Sentences

Their study was published in the journal General Relativity and Gravitation in October.

From Salon

Businessman Mark Cuban, who supports Democrats, suggested that the gravitation towards Trump was a "bitcoin play" - a bet that cryptocurrency value could be boosted by high inflation and political chaos that Democrats say would result under a Trump administration.

From BBC

Businessman Mark Cuban, who supports Democrats, suggested that the gravitation towards Trump was a "bitcoin play" - a bet that cryptocurrency value could be boosted by high inflation and political chaos that Democrats say would result under a Trump administration.

From BBC

"How the neutrinos interact with the matter of the stars and eventually are emitted can impact the oscillations of the merged remnants of the two stars, which in turn can impact what the electromagnetic and gravitation wave signals of the merger look like when they reach us here on Earth," Espino said.

From Science Daily

"The challenge of unifying quantum mechanics with the theory of gravitation remains one of the most pressing unsolved problems in physics," said co-author Benjamin Jones, associate professor of physics.

From Science Daily