gravitational

UK/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/US/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/

adjectiveC2Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,920 of 15,258neutral

Gravitational means to do with the pull between masses. Gravitational force.

Every mass pulls every other, which is why the tide follows the moon. Gravitational waves were predicted in 1916 and first detected in 2015.

Definitions of gravitational

1adjectivegravitationalTo do with the pull between masses.C2
“The gravitational pull of the moon shifts the whole ocean twice a day.”

gravitational is a quality.

Where it comes from

New Latin
gravitātiō
English
gravitation
English, today
gravitational

From gravitation + -al. gravitation Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō. by surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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gravitational in the wild

Objects whose gravitational fields are too strong for light to escape were first considered in the 18th century.
Black hole
Other predictions include the existence of gravitational waves, which have been observed directly by the physics collaboration LIGO and other observatories.
General relativity
The gravitational constant is an empirical physical constant that gives the strength of the gravitational field induced by a mass.
Gravitational constant
The amount of gravitational lensing is described by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Gravitational lens
However, classical gravitational theories are not expected to be accurate under these conditions, and a quantum description is likely needed.
Gravitational singularity

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gravitational

UK/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/US/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/

adjectiveC2Common in everyday speech and writing · #7,920 of 15,258neutral

Gravitational means to do with the pull between masses. Gravitational force.

Every mass pulls every other, which is why the tide follows the moon. Gravitational waves were predicted in 1916 and first detected in 2015.

Definitions of gravitational

1adjectivegravitationalTo do with the pull between masses.C2
“The gravitational pull of the moon shifts the whole ocean twice a day.”

gravitational is a quality.

Where it comes from

New Latin
gravitātiō
English
gravitation
English, today
gravitational

From gravitation + -al. gravitation Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō. by surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

gravitational in the wild

Objects whose gravitational fields are too strong for light to escape were first considered in the 18th century.
Black hole
Other predictions include the existence of gravitational waves, which have been observed directly by the physics collaboration LIGO and other observatories.
General relativity
The gravitational constant is an empirical physical constant that gives the strength of the gravitational field induced by a mass.
Gravitational constant
The amount of gravitational lensing is described by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Gravitational lens
However, classical gravitational theories are not expected to be accurate under these conditions, and a quantum description is likely needed.
Gravitational singularity

1 / 3

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the gravitātiō family

gravitational

gravitational — used about once every 2,971 pages · #7,920 · point at the bar for the others

gravitate