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1. n серьёзность, важность2. n тяжесть, опасность3. n серьёзность; торжественность4. n степенность, уравновешенность5. n физ. тяжесть; сила тяжести; тяготениеСинонимический ряд:1. austerity (noun) austerity; dignity; sobriety; solemnity; sombreness2. danger (noun) danger; severity; urgency3. gravitation (noun) attraction; celestial attraction; force; gravitation; heaviness; pressure; pull4. importance (noun) concern; enormity; importance; magnitude; seriousness; significance; weight; weightinessАнтонимический ряд:flippancy; triviality -
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['grævɪtɪ]сущ.1) серьёзность, важность; тяжесть, опасностьto grasp the gravity (of a situation) — понять, осознать серьёзность ситуации
the punishment which matches the gravity of the crime — наказание, соответствующее тяжести преступления
Syn:2)а) серьёзность, торжественностьThere was an appealing gravity to everything she said. — Во всём, что она говорила, была трогательная серьёзность.
б) степенность, уравновешенность3) физ.а) тяжесть; сила тяжести; тяготениеgravity bomb воен. — неуправляемая авиабомба
force of gravity — сила тяжести, земное притяжение
б) = acceleration of gravity ускорение силы тяжести; ускорение свободного падения
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