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GRAVITY GRADIENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object
Example:
the gravity gradient of the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("gravity gradient" is a kind of...):
gradient (a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension)
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