gravitational interaction

noun

1. an interaction between particles or bodies resulting from their mass. It is very weak and occurs at all distances See interaction

Example Sentences

The planet's volcanism was not directly observed but rather inferred due to its significant gravitational interaction with the larger of the two other planets orbiting the dim star.

From Reuters

And then the gravitational interaction with local light gets concentrated in this ring that’s two-and-a-half times bigger that the event horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

In the end, they found that all known nongravitational forces would be at least 10 times smaller than the gravitational interaction.

From Scientific American

Technically speaking, they are energy surfaces that appear from the gravitational interaction between planets and the Sun or moons.

From Salon

However, a gravitational interaction stunted its growth by hurling it out into the dark.

From The Guardian