gravitation
noun
grav·i·ta·tion
ˌgra-və-ˈtā-shən 
1
: a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : gravity sense 3a(2)
2
: the action or process of gravitating
gravitationally
adverb
Examples of gravitation in a Sentence
the gravitation of young people to computer careers
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As the ‘90s contributed to using gingham in more rebellious ways, the pandemic, connection to nature, sustainability, and collective need to connect beyond screens led to the gravitation toward outdoor dining and dinner parties, where gingham tablecloths are a classic.
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Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
The mystery of why a universe full of matter gravitationally attracting all other matter hasn’t yet collapsed on itself has haunted astronomy at least since Isaac Newton’s introduction of a universal law of gravitation.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Sergey Radchenko, a historian at Johns Hopkins University, comes from the East Asian island of Sakhalin, a good place from which to detect geopolitical gravitations.
—John Lewis Gaddis, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2024
With the average age in Africa being 18.8 years, there's a natural gravitation towards novel financial systems like bitcoin, which offers solutions to challenges such as high banking fees and insufficient infrastructure.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2024
The mystery of why a universe full of matter gravitationally attracting all other matter hasn’t yet collapsed on itself has haunted astronomy at least since Isaac Newton’s introduction of a universal law of gravitation.
—Richard Panek, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
Sergey Radchenko, a historian at Johns Hopkins University, comes from the East Asian island of Sakhalin, a good place from which to detect geopolitical gravitations.
—John Lewis Gaddis, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2024
With the average age in Africa being 18.8 years, there's a natural gravitation towards novel financial systems like bitcoin, which offers solutions to challenges such as high banking fees and insufficient infrastructure.
—Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Gravitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gravitation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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gravitation
noun
grav·i·ta·tion
ˌgrav-ə-ˈtā-shən
1
: a force of attraction that tends to draw particles or bodies together : gravity sense 3b
2
: the action or process of gravitating
gravitationally
adverb
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Medical Definition
gravitation
noun
grav·i·ta·tion
ˌgrav-ə-ˈtā-shən
: a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta as if they were particles (as in the bending of rays of starlight passing close to the sun) : an attraction between two bodies that is proportional to the product of their masses, inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, and independent of their chemical nature or physical state and of intervening matter
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