gravitation
part of speech
noun (gravitation, uncountable); adjective gravitational
meaning for a pupil
1) Gravitation is the force by which everything with mass pulls on everything else; it keeps us on the ground and the Moon going round the Earth. tree →
2) (formal) Gravitation can mean moving towards something or being drawn to it, like a gravitation of people towards cities. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons it is the scientific name for gravity; Isaac Newton described the law of gravitation. Phrases: «the law of gravitation», «universal gravitation», «gravitational pull».
examples
- Gravitation keeps the planets moving round the Sun. tree →
- Newton wrote about the law of gravitation. tree →
- Gravitation pulls the apple down to the ground. tree →
- The Moon's gravitation causes the tides. tree →
- Everything has gravitation, even you and me, but it is tiny. tree →
- Bigger objects have stronger gravitation. tree →
- There was a gravitation of families towards the new park. tree →
- Astronauts float because they are falling around the Earth, not because gravitation stops. tree →
note
Uncountable. Gravitation and gravity mean almost the same; «gravity» is the everyday word. Myth: there is gravity in space; astronauts float because they are in free fall.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «gravitation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.