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
Recent Examples on the Web
With the average age in Africa being 18.8 years, there's a natural gravitation towards novel financial systems like bitcoin, which offers solutions to challenges such as high banking fees and insufficient infrastructure.
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Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
And of course that observation was central to the formulation of Kepler’s laws, which together with Galileo’s study of pendula and falling bodies, all this led to the pinnacle of the scientific revolution: Newton’s formulation of classical mechanics and the laws of gravitation.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
As Feud implies, this may have influenced his gravitation to the swans, as well as his willingness to betray them.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The exceedingly thin atmosphere on Mars is offset, slightly, by the reduction of gravitation force.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Such thinking has animated much of the enterprise of physics ever since Isaac Newton formulated his laws of universal gravitation in 1687: one set of laws for both the heavens and the earth.
—Adam Frank, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
Staying true to her gravitation toward unconventional, casual styles and a love for the aviator silhouette, Diana preferred to have fun with sunglasses while guarding herself from more than just UV rays.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
For example, there’s Newton’s law of universal gravitation, which was a major revolutionary step in our understanding not just of gravity, but of the physics of the wider universe.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
Regarding the gravitation towards TikTok, Bienati says that five years ago, people mainly consumed music on a Digital Service Provider (DSP), such as Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, Apple Music, Tidal and YouTube, which has accompanying videos.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
And of course that observation was central to the formulation of Kepler’s laws, which together with Galileo’s study of pendula and falling bodies, all this led to the pinnacle of the scientific revolution: Newton’s formulation of classical mechanics and the laws of gravitation.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
As Feud implies, this may have influenced his gravitation to the swans, as well as his willingness to betray them.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
The exceedingly thin atmosphere on Mars is offset, slightly, by the reduction of gravitation force.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2024
Such thinking has animated much of the enterprise of physics ever since Isaac Newton formulated his laws of universal gravitation in 1687: one set of laws for both the heavens and the earth.
—Adam Frank, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
Staying true to her gravitation toward unconventional, casual styles and a love for the aviator silhouette, Diana preferred to have fun with sunglasses while guarding herself from more than just UV rays.
—Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 16 Nov. 2023
For example, there’s Newton’s law of universal gravitation, which was a major revolutionary step in our understanding not just of gravity, but of the physics of the wider universe.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023
Regarding the gravitation towards TikTok, Bienati says that five years ago, people mainly consumed music on a Digital Service Provider (DSP), such as Spotify, Amazon Music, iTunes, Apple Music, Tidal and YouTube, which has accompanying videos.
—Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
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“Gravitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravitation. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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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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Medical Definition
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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