gravitation : Idioms & Phrases

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constant of gravitation

  • noun (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
    universal gravitational constant; gravitational constant; G.
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gravitation wave

  • noun (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
    gravity wave.
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Law of gravitatian

  • that law in accordance with which gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or portions of matter in the universe attract each other with a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter they contain, and inversely to the squares of their distances.
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law of gravitation

  • noun (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
    law of gravitation.
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newton's law of gravitation

  • noun (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
    law of gravitation.
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newton's theory of gravitation

  • noun (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
    gravitational theory; Newton's theory of gravitation; theory of gravity.
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theory of gravitation

  • noun (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
    gravitational theory; Newton's theory of gravitation; theory of gravity.
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