gravitational

[ grav-i-tey-shuh-nl ]

/ ˌgræv ɪˈteɪ ʃə nl /

adjective

Physics. of or relating to the force of attraction between two masses: The gravitational effect of the moon causes the rise and fall of ocean tides.

of or relating to a strong movement or natural tendency toward something or someone: Their gravitational attraction to self-destructive behavior has been the subject of much study.

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Origin of gravitational

First recorded in 1850–55; gravitation + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gravitational

grav·i·ta·tion·al·ly, adverban·ti·grav·i·ta·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby gravitational

gravireceptor, gravisphere, gravitas, gravitate, gravitation, gravitational, gravitational collapse, gravitational constant, gravitational field, gravitational force, gravitational interaction

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Something fascinating is going on in the gravitational dance of galaxies, from watching the slow twirls of the dancers.
The Black Hole Tango|Matthew R. Francis|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the probes map the gravitational field along North-South line, which makes the data look stripy.
Glaciers Lose 204 Billion Tons of Ice in Three Years|Matthew R. Francis|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the new paper, Laniakea is defined by a gravitational boundary.
Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens|Matthew R. Francis|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those planets were found through their gravitational pull on the star.
The Exoplanet That Wasn’t There|Matthew R. Francis|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Their gravitational pull can draw in huge amounts of gas, which swirls in a thick donut-shaped pattern known as an accretion disk.
The Supermassive Black Hole Smokescreen|Matthew R. Francis|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The earth is held closely to this path by the gravitational pull of the sun, which has a mass 333,432 times that of the earth.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4)|J. Arthur Thomson
Remember, a scoopship hasn't much mass, and she does have engines designed for diving in and out of Jupe's gravitational well.
Industrial Revolution|Poul William Anderson
Magnetic and gravitational and electrostatic fields rotate polarized light or bend light or do this or that as the case may be.
Operation: Outer Space|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
Had she not shared his enthusiasm at the Gravitational Ray Theory?
The Cosmic Deflector|Stanton A. Coblentz
You know that a gravitational field bends light; the light of a star is deflected in passing the sun.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gravitational

gravitational

/ (ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or involving gravitation

Derived forms of gravitational

gravitationally, adverb

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