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单词 gravitationally
释义

gravity /gravˈi-ti/

noun
  1. Weightiness
  2. The force attracting a body towards the centre of the earth or other celestial body, gravitational attraction or acceleration
  3. Graveness, solemnity
  4. Seriousness, dangerous nature
  5. Lowness of pitch
ORIGIN: L gravitās, -ātis, from gravis heavy

gravˈitāte intransitive verb

  1. To be acted on by gravity
  2. To tend towards the earth or other body
  3. To be attracted, or move, by force of gravitation
  4. To sink or settle down
  5. To be strongly attracted or move (towards; figurative)

gravitāˈtion noun

  1. The act of gravitating
  2. The force of attraction between masses, this being directly proportional to the product of the masses and inversely to the square of the distances (the Newtonian constant of gravitation (symbol G) is 6.67×10−11 N m2 kg−2) (physics)

gravitāˈtional adjective

  1. Of, relating to, etc gravity
  2. Of the weakest type of interaction between nuclear particles (physics)

gravitāˈtionally adverb

gravˈitātive adjective

gravitomˈeter noun

An instrument for measuring specific gravities

gravˈiton noun (physics)

A hypothetical quantum of gravitational field energy

gravitational field noun

That region of space in which appreciable gravitational force exists

gravity cell noun

An electric cell having electrolytes of different specific gravities, so that they form separate layers

gravˈity-fed adjective

(of a boiler, plant, system, etc) to which fuel, etc is supplied under the force of gravity alone

gravˈity-feed transitive verb and noun

gravity platform noun

A drilling platform, used in the oil industry, made from concrete and steel, the weight of which enables it to hold its position on the seabed

gravity waves plural noun

  1. Liquid surface waves controlled by gravity and not by surface tension
  2. Hypothetical progressive energy-carrying waves whose existence was postulated by Einstein in 1916

acceleration due to gravity

(symbol g) the acceleration of a body falling freely under the action of gravity in a vacuum, on Earth about 9.8m (32.174ft) per second2

specific gravity see under specify

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