单词 | gravitational potential |
释义 | > as lemmasgravitational potential gravitational potential n. the potential of a gravitational field, the gradient of which at any point is equal in magnitude and direction to the field at that point. ΚΠ 1928 F. H. Newman & V. H. L. Searle Gen. Prop. Matter iii. 59 To move this unit mass from one point to another in the gravitational field would require an expenditure of work against the attraction. The amount of this work..is called the difference in gravitational potential at the points. 1938 W. M. Smart Stellar Dynamics ii. 32 The motion of an individual star at any instant will be determined by the gravitational potential of the system. 1971 Sci. Amer. May 69/1 Light emitted from such an object would have to overcome an immense gravitational potential and would be red-shifted just as it is in quasars. < as lemmas |
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