NOUN | quantity | gravitational constant, universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation, G | (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation |
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Meaning | (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation. | |
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Synonyms | universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation, G | |
Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Part of | law of gravitation, Newton's law of gravitation | (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them |
Broader | constant | A number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context |
Catalan | constant de la gravitació, constant de la gravitació universal |
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