gravitation

[ grav-i-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌgræv ɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

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

Origin of gravitation

First recorded in 1635–45, gravitation is from the New Latin word gravitātiōn- (stem of gravitātiō). See gravitate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM gravitation

Words nearby gravitation

graviperception, gravireceptor, gravisphere, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational, gravitational collapse, gravitational constant, gravitational field, gravitational interaction

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British Dictionary definitions for gravitational (1 of 2)

gravitational
/ (ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving gravitation

Derived forms of gravitational

gravitationally, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for gravitational (2 of 2)

gravitation
/ (ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the force of attraction that bodies exert on one another as a result of their mass
any process or result caused by this interaction, such as the fall of a body to the surface of the earth
Also called: gravity
See also Newton's law of gravitation

Medical definitions for gravitational

gravitation
[ grăv′ĭ-tā′shən ]

n.

The natural phenomenon of attraction between massive bodies.
The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction.
A movement toward a source of attraction.

Scientific definitions for gravitational

gravitation
[ grăv′ĭ-tā′shən ]

See gravity.

Cultural definitions for gravitational

gravitation

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.