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gravitation

noun grav·i·ta·tion \ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən\

: the natural force that causes things to fall towards the earth

: movement to or toward someone or something

Full Definition of GRAVITATION

1
:  a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta :  gravity 3a(2)
2
:  the action or process of gravitating
grav·i·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-nəl\ adjective
grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly adverb
grav·i·ta·tive \ˈgra-və-ˌtā-tiv\ adjective
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First Known Use of GRAVITATION

circa 1645

Rhymes with GRAVITATION

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vindication, violation, visitation, weather station
GRAVITATION Defined for Kids

gravitation

noun grav·i·ta·tion \ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən\

Definition of GRAVITATION for Kids

1
:  gravity 1
2
:  movement to or toward something
Medical Dictionary

gravitation

noun grav·i·ta·tion \ˌgrav-ə-ˈtā-shən\

Medical Definition of GRAVITATION

:  a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta as if they were particles (as in the bending of rays of starlight passing close to the sun) :  an attraction between two bodies that is proportional to the product of their masses, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, and independent of their chemical nature or physical state and of intervening matter
grav·i·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-əl\ adjective
grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly \-ē\ adverb

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