gravitational field

grav·i·ta·tion field

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Definitions of gravitational field words

noun gravitational field the attractive effect, considered as extending throughout space, of matter on other matter. 1
noun gravitational field the region surrounding an astronomical body in which the force of gravitation is strong. 1
noun gravitational field Physics 1
noun gravitational field the field of force surrounding a body of finite mass in which another body would experience an attractive force that is proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them 0
noun gravitational field (physics) the field produced by the gravitational force of mass. 0

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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