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gravitationally
Variant of gravitation
gravitation
definition
gravi·ta·tion (grav′i tā′s̸hən)
noun
- the act, process, or fact of gravitating
- Physics
- the force by which every mass or particle of matter, including photons, attracts and is attracted by every other mass or particle of matter
- the tendency of these masses or particles to move toward each other
Etymology: ModL gravitatio: see gravitate
Related Forms:
- gravitational grav′i·ta′·tional adjective
- gravitationally grav′i·ta′·tion·ally adverb
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