gravitational

[grav-i-tey-shuhn]

grav·i·ta·tion

[grav-i-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
Physics.
a.
the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation.
b.
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.

Origin:
1635–45; < Neo-Latin gravitātiōn- (stem of gravitātiō). See gravitate, -ion

grav·i·ta·tion·al, adjective
grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly, adverb
an·ti·grav·i·ta·tion, adjective
an·ti·grav·i·ta·tion·al, adjective
an·ti·grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly, adverb
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non·grav·i·ta·tion, noun
non·grav·i·ta·tion·al, adjective
non·grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly, adverb
su·per·grav·i·ta·tion, noun
un·grav·i·ta·tion·al, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Gravitational is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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gravitational (ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl)
 
adj
of, relating to, or involving gravitation
 
gravitationally
 
adv

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