GRAVITATION





Definition:

  1. [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"; "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"
    Synonyms: gravity, al attraction, al force

  2. [noun] movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

  3. [noun] a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"

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