Definition of gravitation Gravitation

/gɹæˌvɪtejˈʃʌn/ - [gratviteyshun] - grav•i•ta•tion

We found 11 definitions of gravitation from 8 different sources.

What does gravitation mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: gravitations
gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
		levitation the act of raising (a body) from the ground by presumably spiritualistic means
		change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something
gravitation - a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
		trend, drift, movement a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
gravitation - (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"--Albert Einstein
		gravity, gravitational attraction, gravitational force
		attractive force, attraction the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"
		natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

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Wiktionary

gravitation (Noun)
The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all particles with mass in the universe. It is the weakest of the four forces, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

gravitation (n.)
The act of gravitating.
gravitation (n.)
That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; called also attraction of gravitation, universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See Attraction, and Weight.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

gravitation
Physics: the force of mutual attraction between all masses in the universe.

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

gravitation
A natural force which causes all masses of matter to attract each other. Its cause is unknown; it is often supposed to be due to the luminiferous ether.
Relativity and the curvature of space-time, came 23 years later, 1915.]
Gravity, Acceleration of. The velocity imparted to a body in one second by the action of gravitation at any standard point upon the earth's surface in a vacuum. This will vary at different places, owing principally to the variation in centrifugal force due to the earth's rotation. For standard valuation it must be reduced to sea level. The following are examples of its variation:
Equator,
978.1028
centimeters per second Paris,
980.94
" Greenwich
981.I7
" Edinburgh,
981.54
" Pole (N. or S.),
983.1084 (theoretical)
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As round numbers for approximate calculations 981 centimeters or 32.2 feet may be employed.
reduced by the increased distance from the center of the earth (equatorial bulge). Increased altitude reduces gravity. Reduced air density at altitude reduces buoyancy and increases apparent weight. Local variations of rock density affects gravity.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

gravitation
The natural tendency or inclination of all bodies towards the centre of the earth; and which was established by Sir Isaac Newton, as the great law of nature.

Wikipedia

Gravitation is the theory that all objects that have mass try to move toward each other. In everyday life, gravitation is commonly thought of as the force that gives objects weight. Gravitation keeps the Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun. It keeps the Moon in its orbit around the Earth. It causes tides, convection and many other things that happen. Gravitation is also the reason that the Earth, the Sun, and most other objects in space exist. Without it, matter would not have come together into these big masses. Without gravitation, life as we know it would not exist.

Physics describes gravitation using the theory of general relativity. Newton's law of universal gravitation is very similar to the theory of relativity but much more simple.

The term "gravity" is often used to mean "gravitation". In science, the terms "gravitation" and "gravity" are used differently. "Gravitation" is the theory about the attraction. "Gravity" is the force that pulls objects towards each other.

Galileo.

In the late 17th century, Galileo did a famous experiment about gravity where he dropped balls from the Tower of Pisa. He later rolled balls down inclines. With these experiments, Galileo showed that gravitation accelerates all objects at the same rate regardless of weight.

Newton.

In 1687, English mathematician Sir Isaac Newton wrote the book "Principia". In this book, he wrote about the inverse-square law of gravitation. Newton said that the closer two objects are to each