gravitational

grav·i·ta·tion   (grāv'ĭ-tā'shən)    n.   Physics The natural phenomenon of attraction between physical objects with mass or energy. The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction. A movement toward a source of attraction: the gravitation of the middle classes to the suburbs. grav'i·ta'tion·al adj., grav'i·ta'tion·al·ly adv., grav'i·ta'tive adj.

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.

Main Entry: grav·i·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "grav-&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: a force manifested by acceleration toward each otherof two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta as if they were particles (as in the bending of rays of starlight passing close to the sun) : an attraction between twobodies that is proportional to the product of their masses, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, and independent of their chemical nature or physical state and ofintervening matter —grav·i·ta·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-^&l/ adjective —grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly /-E/ adverb

gravitation grav·i·ta·tion (grāv'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

1. The natural phenomenon of attraction between massive bodies.

2. The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction.

3. A movement toward a source of attraction.

gravitation   (grāv'ĭ-tā'shən)  Pronunciation Key  See gravity.