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gravitational /ˌɡravɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)l /adjective1Relating to movement towards a centre of gravity: the gravitational field of the comet is very weak...- Scientists often try to predict volcanic eruptions by using lasers to study tiny gravitational changes in the surrounding earth.
- Successfully aloft, the ship is unable to break free of the gravitational pull of the unwelcome comet.
- This planet, the fourth in series from parent star Sun, is under the gravitational influence of its outward neighbour: Jupiter.
2Denoting a forceful attraction or movement towards something: for many international companies Russia’s gravitational pull is simply too strong to resist...- Art, too, has its gravitational pull, its glamorous siren call.
- The stronger the community, the easier it is to remain in its gravitational pull.
- He quickly succumbed to the gravitational pull of the director of the university's artificial intelligence lab.
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