HyperDic: gravitational_force

English > 1 sense of the expression gravitational force:
NOUNphenomenongravitational force, gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
English > gravitational force: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface.
Synonymsgravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Narrowersolar gravityThe gravity of the sun
Broaderattraction, attractive forceThe force by which one object attracts another
Spanishgravedad, gravitación
Catalangravetat, gravitació

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