gravitational mass

Noun

Meaning

(physics) the mass of a body as measured by its gravitational attraction for other bodies

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Synonyms

gravitational force gravitational constant acceleration of gravity gravitational attraction heavy mass gravitational acceleration gravitational pull gravity acceleration earth's gravitational acceleration free fall acceleration gravitational field strength gravitational kinetic energy gravitational potential energy gravitational velocity gravitational weight
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Hypernyms

mass

Related terms

inertial mass

Examples

Gravitational lensing observations of galaxy clusters allow direct estimates of the gravitational mass based on its effect on light coming from background galaxies, since large collections of matter (dark or otherwise) gravitationally deflect light. Source: Internet

As of 2009, the Earth's mass in kilograms is only known to around five digits of accuracy, whereas its gravitational mass is known to over nine significant figures. Source: Internet

General relativity models gravity as a curvature within space-time that changes as a gravitational mass moves. Source: Internet

At high speeds, relativistic mass always exceeds gravitational mass. Source: Internet

By finding the exact relationship between a body's gravitational mass and its gravitational field, Newton provided a second method for measuring gravitational mass. Source: Internet

Inertial vs. gravitational mass Although inertial mass, passive gravitational mass and active gravitational mass are conceptually distinct, no experiment has ever unambiguously demonstrated any difference between them. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gravitational kinetic energy gravitational lens gravitational lensing gravitational microlensing gravitational mirage gravitational potential energy