gravitation
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1. a figurative movement toward some attraction (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | drift, movement, trend, |
| definition | : | a general tendency to change (as of opinion) (noun.cognition) |
2. movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | change of location, travel, |
| definition | : | a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | drop, fall, |
| definition | : | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity (noun.event) |
3. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface (noun.phenomenon)
| hyponym | : | solar gravity, |
| definition | : | the gravity of the sun (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
4. a figurative movement toward some attraction (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | be attracted to (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move toward (verb.stative) |
5. movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction (noun.event)
| antonym | : | levitation, |
| definition | : | movement upward in virtue of lightness (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move due to the pull of gravitation (verb.motion) |
6. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move due to the pull of gravitation (verb.motion) |
7. a figurative movement toward some attraction (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | be attracted to (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move toward (verb.stative) |
8. movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction (noun.event)
| antonym | : | levitation, |
| definition | : | movement upward in virtue of lightness (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move due to the pull of gravitation (verb.motion) |
9. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | gravitate, |
| definition | : | move due to the pull of gravitation (verb.motion) |
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