gravitational interaction

British  

noun

1. 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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gravitational interaction

Under normal circumstances, the gravitational interaction between two closely orbiting stars would be expected to synchronize their motion through tidal locking.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

Gravitational mass is the property of an object or a system that determines the strength of the gravitational interaction with other objects, systems, or gravitational fields.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

But the nature of gravitational interaction, and in particular the reason for the mysterious proportionality between gravitational mass and inertial mass, remained completely hidden for more than 200 years.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 4, 2011