gravity
noun
the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
gravities
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pluralof gravity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite - or a space station - to stay in constant contact with Earth.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
The orbit balances the gravities of Earth and the moon and so requires little maneuvering and therefore fuel and allows the satellite — or a space station — to stay in constant contact with Earth.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2022
The differing gravities of their respective homes have even produced physically distinct populations.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2019
Native gold has one of the highest specific gravities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
His insistence on being more precise than Archimedes goes back into his youth, when he had devised an instrument, the balincetta, which would make more exact measurements of specific gravities than any made before.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
