Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.

    Gravitation, Schwerkraft

    гравита́цияgravitácija, притяже́ниеpritjažénije, тяготе́ниеtjagoténije

    гравіта́ціяhravitácija

    (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

Examples

3 sentences
  1. We learned that Newton discovered the law of gravitation.

    Ми вивчили, що Ньютон відкрив закон всесвітнього тяжіння.

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  2. When the binary stars were discovered, the discovery was hailed as a proof of the universal prevalence of the law of gravitation.

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  3. After an apple fell on his head, Sir Isaac Newton formulated the law of universal gravitation.

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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: gravitations
Singulargravitation

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

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