noun
- Physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface. ( "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love-Albert Einstein
- synonyms: gravity, gravitation, gravitational force
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