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    gravitation

    gravitation - Dictionary definition and meaning for word gravitation

    Definition
    (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
    Example Sentence
    • 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
    Definition
    (noun) movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
    Example Sentence
    • irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
    Definition
    (noun) a figurative movement toward some attraction
    Example Sentence
    • the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
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