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law of gravitation

law of gravitation

noun Physics.
a law stating that any two masses attract each other with a force equal to a constant (constant of gravitation) multiplied by the product of the two masses and divided by the square of the distance between them.
Also called law of universal gravitation.


Origin:
1755–65
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Law of gravitation is always a great word to know.
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any of the energy levels of a physical system, such as an atom or molecule, that has higher energy than the lowest energy level
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element; the number of protons determines the identity of the element
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law of gravitation  
See Newton's law of gravitation.
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