gravity
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[edit] Etymology
16th century, from Latin gravitās (“weight”), from gravis (“heavy”).
[edit] Noun
gravity (countable and uncountable; plural gravities)
- Resultant force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation.
- Gravitation, universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other
(In casual discussion, gravity and gravitation are often used interchangeably). - The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
- Specific gravity.
- The state or condition of being grave (graveness).
[edit] Translations
resultant force on Earth's surface
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gravitation, gravity force on two mass bodies
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graveness, the condition or state of being grave
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[edit] References
- Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989
