gravitational force
a unit of acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity at the earth's surface: Fighter pilots train to tolerate very high G-forces with breathing techniques and specialized equipment.
Origin of gravitational force
1- Also G-force [jee-fawrs] /ˈdʒi ˌfɔrs/ .
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How to use gravitational force in a sentence
That means twice as far from the black hole, the gravitational force is roughly four times as weak.
We have a sort of fourth-dimensional lens that concentrates the lines of any gravitational force.
Empire | Clifford Donald SimakMoreover, the fact of atmospheric pressure is itself a case of one of the commonest of all facts—weight or gravitational force.
How We Think | John DeweyThis rate, he thinks, is regulated by the gravitational force.
Astronomical Curiosities | J. Ellard GoreIn this matter Kant regards himself as defending the Newtonian theory of an attractive gravitational force.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' | Norman Kemp Smith
There was a gravitational force here for which I was not allowing.
Wandl the Invader | Raymond King Cummings
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