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gravitational
[ grav-i-tey-shuh-nl ]
adjective
- Physics. of or relating to the force of attraction between two masses:
The gravitational effect of the moon causes the rise and fall of ocean tides.
- of or relating to a strong movement or natural tendency toward something or someone:
Their gravitational attraction to self-destructive behavior has been the subject of much study.
Other Word Forms
- i·ٲtDz·· adverb
- t·i·ٲtDz· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of gravitational1
Example Sentences
The Rose Field refers to a magnetic or gravitational field, and was mentioned in the opening chapters of Northern Lights, when scholars at Lyra's Oxford college secretly discussed a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.
I always know when I’m feeling blue, because I feel the gravitational pull of my long shelf of P.G.
Evaluating the merits of these awards would require a deep understanding of dozens of scientific fields, from gravitational waves to DNA methylation.
Most SuperAdobes are dome-shaped and their construction relies on the arch, a load-bearing shape that utilizes geometry to offset gravitational and seismic forces.
In April, he and colleagues published a paper detailing the results of computer simulations that showed how a different oxygen-extracting process might be hindered by the moon’s relatively feeble gravitational pull.
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