gravitation

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noun

1. (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
• Syn:
gravity, gravitational attraction, gravitational force
• Derivationally related forms:
gravitational, gravitate, gravitate (for: gravity)
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
attraction, attractive force
• Hyponyms:
solar gravity
2. movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
- irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
• Ant:
levitation
• Derivationally related forms:
gravitational, gravitate
• Hypernyms:
change of location, travel
• Hyponyms:
drop, fall
3. a figurative movement toward some attraction
- the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
• Derivationally related forms:
gravitate
• Hypernyms:
drift, trend, movement

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gravity, gravitational attraction, gravitational force