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gravitation
noun
a figurative movement toward some attraction
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ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃən
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noun
a figurative movement toward some attraction
“the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs”
noun
movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
“irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps”
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
“the more remote the body, the less the gravity”
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the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
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
{'source': 'Albert Einstein', 'text': 'gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love'}
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