gravitational

«gravitational» in Mova's school dictionary: about gravity, the force that pulls things towards each… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Gravitational means about gravity, the force that pulls things towards each other, like objects falling to the ground. tree →

2) Used in science to describe the pull of planets, stars and the Moon. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science lessons on space and forces: «gravitational pull», «gravitational force», «gravitational field». It tells the reader the topic is the force of gravity.

examples

• The Moon's gravitational pull causes tides. tree →
• Earth's gravitational force keeps us on the ground. tree →
• Jupiter has a very strong gravitational pull. tree →
• Astronauts float because they are falling around Earth in its gravitational field. tree →
• Black holes have huge gravitational fields. tree →
• Gravitational force is measured in newtons. tree →

note

Adjective from «gravity» (gravitation). Spelling: gra-vi-ta-tion-al. Myth: astronauts in orbit are not free of gravity; they are falling around the Earth. On the Moon, gravity is about one sixth of Earth's, so you would weigh about one sixth as much.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gravitational» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.