physics The force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface:
— 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.

synoniemen: gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity.

Roget 319: gravity, gravitation; weight; heaviness etc. adj.; specific gravity; pondorosity^†, pressure, load; burden, burthen^†; ballast, counterpoise; lump of, mass of, weight of.    lead, millstone, mountain, Ossa on Pelion.    weighing, ponderation^†, trutination^†; weights; avoirdupois weight, troy weight, apothecaries' weight; grain, scruple, drachma^†, ounce, pound, lb, arroba^†, load, stone, hundredweight, cwt, ton, long ton, metric ton, quintal, carat, pennyweight, tod^†.    [metric weights] gram, centigram, milligram, microgram, kilogram; nanogram, picogram, femtogram, attogram.    [Weighing Instrument] balance, scale, scales, steelyard, beam, weighbridge^†; spring balance, piezoelectric balance, analytical balance, two-pan balance, one-pan balance; postal scale, baby scale.    [Science of gravity] statics.    ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: zwaartekracht
Pools: ciążenie powszechne, oddziaływanie grawitacyjne, grawitacja

Movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction.

A figurative movement toward some attraction.