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gravitational interaction

British

noun

an interaction between particles or bodies resulting from their mass. It is very weak and occurs at all distances See interaction

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The planet's volcanism was not directly observed but rather inferred due to its significant gravitational interaction with the larger of the two other planets orbiting the dim star.

From Reuters • May 17, 2023

And then the gravitational interaction with local light gets concentrated in this ring that’s two-and-a-half times bigger that the event horizon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2022

However, a gravitational interaction stunted its growth by hurling it out into the dark.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2020

Calculating the gravitational interaction of more than two objects is complicated and requires large computers.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

No one has detected such events, but they may occur, perhaps on the same time scale as the gravitational interaction.

From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2011

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