GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

Example:

gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("gravitational attraction" is a kind of...):

attraction; attractive force (the force by which one object attracts another)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gravitational attraction"):

solar gravity (the gravity of the sun)