gravitational field

noun

, Physics.

the attractive effect, considered as extending throughout space, of matter on other matter.
the region surrounding an astronomical body in which the force of gravitation is strong.

gravitational field

the field of force surrounding a body of finite mass in which another body would experience an attractive force that is proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

First recorded in 1915–20

But the probes map the gravitational field along North-South line, which makes the data look stripy.

According to Boyle, a non-luminous and non-reflecting asteroid has crashed into the earth's gravitational field.

As the intensity of the gravitational field decreased, the velocity of the ship increased—not linearly, but logarithmically.

"To move around near a heavy mass—in the presence of a strong gravitational field," Arcot said.

You know that a gravitational field bends light; the light of a star is deflected in passing the sun.

The electromagnetic theory has to be modified to allow for the presence of a gravitational field.

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