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gravitational interaction

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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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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

That’s because a single gravitational interaction can’t do the job.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2020

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

Research into the history of tectonic processes within the Earth and gravitational interaction with the moon may illuminate the matter.

From Scientific American • Feb. 12, 2012