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gravity (noun)

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  • gravity — ► NOUN 1) the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass. 2) extreme importance or seriousness. 3) solemnity of manner. ORIGIN Latin gravitas weight, seriousness …   English terms dictionary

  • gravity — noun 1 natural force ADJECTIVE ▪ low, weak, zero ▪ the weak gravity on the moon ▪ strong VERB + GRAVITY ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • gravity cell — noun : a voltaic cell with a zinc electrode in zinc sulfate solution at the top and a copper electrode in copper sulfate solution at the bottom, the two liquids being kept from mixing by difference in specific gravity * * * Elect. a cell… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gravity railroad — noun or gravity railway : a railroad on which the cars run by gravity down slopes after being hauled up shorter but steeper inclines by stationary engines * * * a railroad depending partly on the force of gravity for motive power. * * * gravity… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gravity meter — noun a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth • Syn: ↑gravimeter • Hypernyms: ↑measuring instrument, ↑measuring system, ↑measuring device * * * noun : gravimeter 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • gravity — noun (U) 1 technical the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet 2 formal the extreme and worrying seriousness of a situation: Carl did not seem to understand the gravity of this situation. 3 an… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • gravity waves — plural noun 1. Liquid surface waves controlled by gravity and not by surface tension 2. Hypothetical progressive energy carrying waves whose existence was postulated by Einstein in 1916 • • • Main Entry: ↑gravity …   Useful english dictionary

  • gravity — noun (plural ties) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French gravité, from Latin gravitat , gravitas, from gravis Date: 1505 1. a. dignity or sobriety of bearing b. importance, significance; especially seriousness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gravity wave — noun Date: 1877 1. a wave in a fluid (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 2. gravitational wave …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gravity — I noun attraction, attractiveness, concern, consideration, draw, enormity, greatness, heaviness, heft, import, importance, interest, magnetism, magnitude, materiality, momentousness, ponderosity, ponderousness, pull, pulling power, severity,… …   Law dictionary

  • gravity feed — noun a supply system making use of gravity to maintain the flow of material. Derivatives gravity fed adjective …   English new terms dictionary

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