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gravitational

[grav-i-tey-shuh-nl]

adjective

  1. Physics.of or relating to the force of attraction between two masses.

    The gravitational effect of the moon causes the rise and fall of ocean tides.

  2. of or relating to a strong movement or natural tendency toward something or someone.

    Their gravitational attraction to self-destructive behavior has been the subject of much study.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • gravitationally adverb
  • antigravitational adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gravitational1

First recorded in 1850–55; gravitation ( def. ) + -al 1 ( def. )
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Whether or not that's realistic, it shows the kind of gravitational pull Davide carries - backed not just by a famous surname, but by the trust of elite players.

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The growth may prove short lived if the gravitational pull of US tariffs and tax rises do hit hard.

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The same woman my father met that afternoon is seated in a cemetery, and the Polaroids of her begin to spill downward, giving the whole frame a gravitational pull.

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The Rose Field refers to a magnetic or gravitational field, and was mentioned in the opening chapters of Northern Lights, when scholars at Lyra's Oxford college secretly discussed a mysterious phenomenon called Dust.

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I always know when I’m feeling blue, because I feel the gravitational pull of my long shelf of P.G.

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