gravitational attraction

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noun

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe;
especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
gravity, gravitation, gravitational force
• Derivationally related forms:
gravitational (for: gravitation), gravitate (for: gravitation), gravitate (for: gravity)
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
attraction, attractive force
• Hyponyms:
solar gravity