(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; ; ; --Albert Einstein
movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈævdæləz/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡɹˌavɪtˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡɹˌavɪtˈeɪʃən/
4 syllablesSay it as /hˈævdæləz/.
Examples
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
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; ; ; --Albert Einstein
“the more remote the body the less the gravity”
noun
movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
“irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps”
noun
a figurative movement toward some attraction
“the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs”
Word Forms
gravitate
verb
move due to the pull of gravitation
gravitational
adjective
of or relating to or caused by gravitation
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
gravitación
(física) la fuerza de atracción entre todas las masas del universo; especialmente la atracción de la masa terrestre por los cuerpos cercanos a su superficie; ; ; --Alberto Einstein
🇮🇹Italian
gravitazione
(fisica) la forza di attrazione tra tutte le masse dell'universo; soprattutto l'attrazione della massa terrestre per i corpi vicini alla sua superficie; ; ; --Albert Einstein
🇳🇱Dutch
zwaartekracht
(natuurkunde) de aantrekkingskracht tussen alle massa's in het universum; vooral de aantrekkingskracht van de aardmassa voor lichamen dichtbij het oppervlak; ; ; --Albert Einstein
🇵🇹Portuguese
gravitação
(física) a força de atração entre todas as massas do universo; especialmente a atração da massa terrestre por corpos próximos à sua superfície; ; ; --Alberto Einstein
🇷🇺Russian
гравитация
(физика) сила притяжения между всеми массами во Вселенной; особенно притяжение земной массы к телам вблизи ее поверхности; ; ; --Альберт Эйнштейн
India
🇮🇳Hindi
आकर्षण-शक्ति
(भौतिकी) ब्रह्मांड में सभी द्रव्यमानों के बीच आकर्षण बल; विशेषकर पृथ्वी के द्रव्यमान का उसकी सतह के निकट के पिंडों के प्रति आकर्षण; ; ; --अल्बर्ट आइंस्टीन
🇧🇩Bengali
মহাকর্ষ
(পদার্থবিজ্ঞান) মহাবিশ্বের সমস্ত ভরের মধ্যে আকর্ষণ বল; বিশেষ করে তার পৃষ্ঠের কাছাকাছি দেহের জন্য পৃথিবীর ভরের আকর্ষণ; ; ; --আলবার্ট আইনস্টাইন
🇮🇳Tamil
ஈர்ப்பு
(இயற்பியல்) பிரபஞ்சத்தில் உள்ள அனைத்து வெகுஜனங்களுக்கும் இடையே உள்ள ஈர்ப்பு விசை; குறிப்பாக அதன் மேற்பரப்புக்கு அருகில் உள்ள உடல்களுக்கு பூமியின் வெகுஜனத்தின் ஈர்ப்பு; ; ; --ஆல்பர்ட் ஐன்ஸ்டீன்
🇮🇳Telugu
గురుత్వాకర్షణ
(భౌతికశాస్త్రం) విశ్వంలోని అన్ని ద్రవ్యరాశుల మధ్య ఆకర్షణ శక్తి; ముఖ్యంగా దాని ఉపరితలం సమీపంలోని శరీరాల కోసం భూమి యొక్క ద్రవ్యరాశి యొక్క ఆకర్షణ; ; ; --ఆల్బర్ట్ ఐన్స్టీన్
🇮🇳Marathi
गुरुत्वाकर्षण
(भौतिकशास्त्र) विश्वातील सर्व वस्तुमानांमधील आकर्षण शक्ती; विशेषत: त्याच्या पृष्ठभागाजवळील शरीरासाठी पृथ्वीच्या वस्तुमानाचे आकर्षण; ; ; --अल्बर्ट आइन्स्टाईन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગુરુત્વાકર્ષણ
(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર) બ્રહ્માંડના તમામ લોકો વચ્ચે આકર્ષણનું બળ; ખાસ કરીને તેની સપાટીની નજીકના શરીર માટે પૃથ્વીના સમૂહનું આકર્ષણ; ; ; --આલ્બર્ટ આઈન્સ્ટાઈન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗುರುತ್ವಾಕರ್ಷಣೆ
(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಂಡದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆಯ ಶಕ್ತಿ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅದರ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಬಳಿ ಇರುವ ದೇಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೂಮಿಯ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಯ ಆಕರ್ಷಣೆ; ; ; --ಆಲ್ಬರ್ಟ್ ಐನ್ಸ್ಟೈನ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണം
(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം) പ്രപഞ്ചത്തിലെ എല്ലാ പിണ്ഡങ്ങളും തമ്മിലുള്ള ആകർഷണ ശക്തി; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ഭൂമിയുടെ ഉപരിതലത്തിനടുത്തുള്ള ശരീരങ്ങളുടെ പിണ്ഡത്തിൻ്റെ ആകർഷണം; ; ; --ആൽബർട്ട് ഐൻസ്റ്റീൻ
(물리학) 우주의 모든 질량 사이의 인력; 특히 표면 근처의 물체에 대한 지구 질량의 인력; ; ; --알버트 아인슈타인
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lực hấp dẫn
(vật lý) lực hấp dẫn giữa mọi khối lượng trong vũ trụ; đặc biệt là sức hút của khối lượng Trái đất đối với các vật thể ở gần bề mặt của nó; ; ; --Albert Einstein
(Fisika) kekuatan tarik-menarik antara semua massa di alam semesta; terutama daya tarik massa bumi terhadap benda-benda di dekat permukaannya; ; ; --Albert Einstein
🇵🇭Filipino
grabitasyon
(physics) ang puwersa ng pang-akit sa pagitan ng lahat ng masa sa uniberso; lalo na ang pagkahumaling ng masa ng lupa para sa mga katawan na malapit sa ibabaw nito; ; ; --Albert Einstein
🇲🇾Malay
graviti
(fizik) daya tarikan antara semua jisim di alam semesta; terutamanya tarikan jisim bumi untuk jasad berhampiran permukaannya; ; ; --Albert Einstein
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الجاذبية
(الفيزياء) قوة الجذب بين جميع الكتل في الكون؛ وخاصة جاذبية كتلة الأرض للأجسام القريبة من سطحها؛ ; ; - ألبرت أينشتاين
🇮🇷Persian
جاذبه
(فیزیک) نیروی جاذبه بین همه توده های جهان. به ویژه جذب جرم زمین برای اجسام نزدیک به سطح آن. ; ; --آلبرت انیشتین
🇹🇷Turkish
yerçekimi
(fizik) evrendeki tüm kütleler arasındaki çekim kuvveti; özellikle dünya kütlesinin yüzeye yakın cisimler için çekiciliği; ; ; --Albert Einstein
🇮🇱Hebrew
כּוֹחַ הַכּוֹבֶד
(פיסיקה) כוח המשיכה בין כל המסות ביקום; במיוחד המשיכה של מסת כדור הארץ לגופים הסמוכים לפני השטח שלו; ; ; --אלברט איינשטיין
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What is the primary definition of the word 'gravitation'?
The primary meaning of 'gravitation' is '(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; ; ; --Albert Einstein'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gravitation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'gravitation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'gravitation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'gravitation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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