gravitation

Noun
  1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe;
    Especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface (synset 111484542)
    "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"
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: attraction, attractive force - the force by which one object attracts another
    subtypes: solar gravity - the gravity of the sun
    same as: gravitational attraction, gravitational force, gravity
  2. Movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction (synset 107377430)
    "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
    is a type of: change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something
    subtypes: drop, fall - a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
  3. A figurative movement toward some attraction (synset 106208048)
    "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
    is a type of: drift, movement, trend - a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

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