GRAVITATION


Meaning of GRAVITATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Date: circa 1645

1. : a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity 3a(2)

2. : the action or process of gravitating

• grav·i·ta·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

• grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly adverb

• grav·i·ta·tive ˈgra-və-ˌtā-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.