gravitative

American  

[grav-i-tey-tiv] / ˈgræv ɪˌteɪ tɪv /

adjective

1. of or relating to gravitation.

2. tending or causing to gravitate.

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gravitative British  

/ ˈɡrævɪˌteɪtɪv /

adjective

1. of, involving, or produced by gravitation

2. tending or causing to gravitate

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Other Word Forms

• nongravitative adjective
• ungravitative adjective

Etymology

Origin of gravitative

First recorded in 1790–1800; gravitate + -ive

Example Sentences

The distortional movement of the material is carried out against the action and within the field of certain forces which exist in the mass of material in virtue of its gravitative or cohesive qualities.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

But, whereas gravitative knowledge is reciprocal—the sun knowing the earth in the same fashion as the earth knows the sun—cognitive knowledge is not reciprocal.

From Spencer's Philosophy of Science The Herbert Spencer Lecture Delivered at the Museum 7 November, 1913 by Morgan, C. Lloyd (Conwy Lloyd)

To raise one pound of lead through a given distance against the gravitative attraction of the earth requires no greater expenditure of energy than to raise one pound of hydrogen gas through the same distance.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

The incepting influence is clearly the gravitative attraction of the earth operating between the moving block and the table.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James

This mass is assumed to be assembled and to obtain its coherent form in virtue of that universal and inherent property of matter, namely, gravitative or central attraction.

From The Energy System of Matter A Deduction from Terrestrial Energy Phenomena by Weir, James