gravity
noun1505{ds||1|a|}
- dignity or sobriety of bearing
- importance, significance; especially : seriousness
- a serious situation or problem
gravity wave
noun
gravity wave
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1877{ds||1||}
- a wave in a fluid (such as the ocean or the atmosphere) which is propagated because of the tendency of gravity to maintain a uniform level or in which gravity is the restoring force
- gravitational wave
acceleration of gravity
noun phrase
acceleration of gravity
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1722
- the acceleration of a body in free fall under the influence of earth's gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time and assigned the standard value of 980.665 centimeters per second per second —called also g
center of gravity
noun phrase
center of gravity
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1633{ds||1||}
- center of mass
- the point at which the entire weight of a body may be considered as concentrated so that if supported at this point the body would remain in equilibrium in any position
- center
specific gravity
noun
specific gravity
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1660
- the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (such as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air
zero gravity
noun
zero gravity
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1915
- the state or condition of lacking apparent gravitational pull : weightlessness
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