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gravitationally

American  
[grav-i-tay-shuhn-uh-lee] / ˌgræv ɪˈteɪ ʃən ə li /

adverb

  1. with regard to, by, or through gravitation.

  2. by natural attraction.


Other Word Forms

  • antigravitationally adverb
  • non-gravitationally adverb

Example Sentences

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Because they are gravitationally linked, any change to one of them can influence the motion of the other.

From Science Daily

"To lose the kind of mass we saw in just the last few years… it almost certainly requires two stars gravitationally bound to each other," he explained.

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Instead, it appears to be gravitationally bound to a second object that orbits the star far from its center.

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The two are gravitationally bound companions destined to unleash a fiery blast into the cosmos.

From New York Times

Robertson explained that when planets are orbiting close to one another, they can pull on each other gravitationally.

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