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gravitation

gravitation
Zelfstandig naamwoord
  • aantrekkingskracht v.e. hemellichaam
  • (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 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"

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gravitation
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
    "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"

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    gravitation
    Zelfstandig naamwoord
      • a figurative movement toward some attraction
      "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"

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      Voorbeeldzinnen

      1. We learned that Newton discovered the law of gravitation.
      2. Einstein described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at a distance." So, before Einstein's own Theory of General Relativity, might Newton's theory of gravitation have been described.