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单词 self-gravitational
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self-gravitationaladj.

Brit. /ˌsɛlfˌɡravᵻˈteɪʃn̩(ə)l/, /ˌsɛlfˌɡravᵻˈteɪʃən(ə)l/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˌɡrævəˈteɪʃ(ə)nəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, gravitational adj.
Etymology: < self- prefix + gravitational adj., after self-gravitation n. Compare earlier self-gravitating adj.
Physics and Astronomy.
Of, relating to, or involving self-gravitation (self-gravitation n. 3).
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1920 Pop. Astron. Aug. 407 If another body is near such a rotating mass, its surface becomes equipotential for..self-gravitational, centrifugal and tidal forces.
1962 P. O. Lindblad in L. Woltjer Distribution & Motion Interstellar Matter 223 A massive ring in a central force field..can carry two different kinds of bisymmetrical waves by self-gravitational action.
1973 Scottsdale (Arizona) Daily Progress 14 Sept. 19 Matter tends to pile up in..waves and the resulting globs of matter produced eventually condensed under their own self-gravitational forces to produce galaxies.
2006 Science 6 Oct. 97/1 Predictions of gravitational radiation and self-gravitational effects can only be tested using massive and compact astronomical objects such as neutron stars and black holes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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