[ US /ˈɡɹævəti, ˈɡɹævɪti/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈævɪti/ ]
NOUN
  1. a solemn and dignified feeling
  2. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
    the more remote the body the less the gravity
    gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love
    the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
  3. a manner that is serious and solemn
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How To Use gravity In A Sentence

  • It's possible, however, since we're interested in pursuing the benefits of microgravity we haven't spent a great deal of time on this sort of thing.
  • In many ways, dragging is to gravity what magnetism is to electricity.
  • This fact confirms the connection which we find, notwithstanding the difference of fracture and of specific gravity between the saussurite and the siliceous basis of the porphyrschiefer, which is the phonolite Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2
  • This means the circumference is about 1000 meters, so v is 1000 meters per minute, which yields a simulated gravity about 1/6 of Earth's -- the same as the moon (though the people inside move as though the gravity is Earth-normal). 8/1/08: Launch Pad, day 2
  • Physicists like the mathematical beauty of string theory because it banishes the absurdities that pop up when quantum mechanics and gravity combine.
  • Air parcels at higher heights over the equator are accelerated down the gradient toward the pole by the force of gravity.
  • This hilch named Weightbearing told me you’re supposed to be a whiz with some guts you designed for yourself that generate high-rev gravity pockets—higher even than Triss coils manage. September « 2009 « Fantasy Author's Handbook
  • This is a moment of utmost gravity for the world.
  • In order to convey the coal by using gravity, most coal mines have upward angle of inclination.
  • I shook my head at him, trying to look like a warning, a big frown to exaggerate gravity. WHITE LIES
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