gravity


Definition: Meaning of, gravity in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɡravɪti /

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  1. technical the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another PLANET [↪  gravitation]
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  2. formal the extreme and worrying seriousness of a situation
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  3. an extremely serious way of behaving or speaking
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gravity used in phrases

  • center of gravity (noun)
    1. the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass
  • centre of gravity (noun)
    1. the point in any object on which it can balance
  • gravity bomb (noun)
    1. a bomb that falls because of gravity and is not guided to a target
  • gravity fault (noun)
    1. an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall
  • gravity gradient (noun)
    1. a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object
  • gravity meter (noun)
    1. a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
  • gravity wave (noun)
    1. physics a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
  • gravity-assist (noun)
    1. spaceflight a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field
  • solar gravity (noun)
    1. the gravity of the sun
  • specific gravity (noun)
    1. the weight of a substance divided by the weight of the amount of water that would fill the same space
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