gravitational

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

drawing attractive gravitation gravitative attracting degree heavy extent draw appeal gravity dense attract attraction downward
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Antonyms

airy small little repulsion repulse minor
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Phrases with the word

einstein's gravitational theory gravitational acceleration gravitational pull gravitational energy universal gravitational constant earth's gravitational acceleration

Examples

The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription. Norman Cousins

The center of the chessboard is a magnet, which pulls to itself all the pieces. Therefore the most beautiful and amazing moves, for me, are those with which a piece, counteracting the gravitational force of the center, suddenly fly to the edge of the board. Ashot Nadanian

The New York Times' was enigmatic: 'Some unimaginable gravitational force is pulling our entire galaxy in the opposite direction.' End of article. If you stop and think about that, we are recreating ourselves. Dwight Schultz

To say that a body or its gravitational field 'bends in space' in its vicinity is the discuss visual space in acoustic terms. Marshall McLuhan

The gravitational force is the oldest force known to man and the least understood. Peter van Nieuwenhuizen

The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever. Imre Lakatos

Close letter words and terms

gravitating toward gravitation gravitation wave gravitational acceleration gravitational assist gravitational astronomy