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noun(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surfacetype of:
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nouna figurative movement toward some attraction
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nounmovement downward resulting from gravitational attractionOpposite:type of:
Examples of gravitation
- "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"
- "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
- "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"