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单词 gravitation
释义

gravitation

noun

grav·​i·​ta·​tion ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce gravitation (audio)
1
: a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
2
: the action or process of gravitating
gravitational
ˌgra-və-ˈtā-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce gravitation (audio)
adjective
gravitationally adverb
gravitative
ˈgra-və-ˌtā-tiv How to pronounce gravitation (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

the gravitation of young people to computer careers
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

gravitation

noun

grav·​i·​ta·​tion ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce gravitation (audio)
1
: gravity sense 1
2
: movement to or toward something

Medical Definition

gravitation

noun

grav·​i·​ta·​tion ˌgrav-ə-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce gravitation (audio)
: 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
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