gravitation
Nouns
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(n) (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
- the more remote the body the less the gravity
- the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
- gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love --Albert Einstein
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(n) movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
- irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
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(n) a figurative movement toward some attraction
- the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs