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[ grav-i-tey -shuh -nl ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌgræv ɪˈteɪ ʃə nl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective 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.
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.
Origin of gravitational First recorded in 1850–55; gravitation + -al1
OTHER WORDS FROM gravitational grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly, adverb an·ti·grav·i·ta·tion·al, adjective Words nearby gravitational gravireceptor, gravisphere, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational , gravitational collapse, gravitational constant, gravitational field, gravitational force, gravitational interaction
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Example sentences from the Web for gravitational Something fascinating is going on in the gravitational dance of galaxies, from watching the slow twirls of the dancers.
The Black Hole Tango | Matthew R. Francis| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But the probes map the gravitational field along North-South line, which makes the data look stripy.
Glaciers Lose 204 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Years | Matthew R. Francis| October 5, 2014| DAILY BEAST
In the new paper, Laniakea is defined by a gravitational boundary.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens | Matthew R. Francis| September 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Those planets were found through their gravitational pull on the star.
The Exoplanet That Wasn’t There | Matthew R. Francis| July 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Their gravitational pull can draw in huge amounts of gas, which swirls in a thick donut-shaped pattern known as an accretion disk.
The Supermassive Black Hole Smokescreen | Matthew R. Francis| June 22, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The earth is held closely to this path by the gravitational pull of the sun, which has a mass 333,432 times that of the earth.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) | J. Arthur Thomson
Remember, a scoopship hasn't much mass, and she does have engines designed for diving in and out of Jupe's gravitational well.
Industrial Revolution | Poul William Anderson
Magnetic and gravitational and electrostatic fields rotate polarized light or bend light or do this or that as the case may be.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Had she not shared his enthusiasm at the Gravitational Ray Theory?
The Cosmic Deflector | Stanton A. Coblentz
You know that a gravitational field bends light; the light of a star is deflected in passing the sun.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for gravitational adjective of, relating to, or involving gravitation
Derived forms of gravitational gravitationally , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012