gravitation
noun
grav·i·ta·tion
ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən 
1
: a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
2
: the action or process of gravitating
gravitationally
adverb
Examples of gravitation in a Sentence
the gravitation of young people to computer careers
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Black holes — the supermassive gravitation forces at the center of most galaxies — actually spend much of their time dormant, or essentially asleep.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Such a conclusion has also been hinted at by measurements of supernovae, the cosmic microwave background and the gravitation distortion of light from distant galaxies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Given voters’ recent gravitation to edgier fare (e.g., Parasite and Everything Everywhere All at Once), stick with Anora.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Some suspected the two spacecraft were being tugged by an unseen cloud of dark matter or else were exposing a breakdown in the laws of gravitation at large distances.
—Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
Such a conclusion has also been hinted at by measurements of supernovae, the cosmic microwave background and the gravitation distortion of light from distant galaxies.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Given voters’ recent gravitation to edgier fare (e.g., Parasite and Everything Everywhere All at Once), stick with Anora.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Some suspected the two spacecraft were being tugged by an unseen cloud of dark matter or else were exposing a breakdown in the laws of gravitation at large distances.
—Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
See All Example Sentences for gravitation
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“Gravitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravitation. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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gravitation
noun
grav·i·ta·tion
ˌgrav-ə-ˈtā-shən
1
: a force of attraction that tends to draw particles or bodies together : gravity sense 3b
2
: the action or process of gravitating
gravitationally
adverb
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gravitation
noun
grav·i·ta·tion
ˌgrav-ə-ˈtā-shən
: a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta as if they were particles (as in the bending of rays of starlight passing close to the sun) : an attraction between two bodies that is proportional to the product of their masses, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, and independent of their chemical nature or physical state and of intervening matter
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