Meanings
noungravitation (usually uncountable, plural gravitations)
plural gravitations
- uncountableusuallynatural sciencesThe fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
Synonyms: gravity · Antonyms: levitation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
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noun(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
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attractionattractive force
nounmovement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
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change of locationtravel
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
- Proto-Italic*gʷraus
- Latingravis
- Latingravitō
- New Latingravitātiō
- Englishgravitation
Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans swaartekrag
- swaartekragfundamental force of attraction
Arabic جَاذِبِيَّة
- جَاذِبِيَّة (jāḏibiyya)fundamental force of attraction
Bengali অভিকর্ষ, মহাকর্ষ
- অভিকর্ষ (obhikorśo)fundamental force of attraction
- মহাকর্ষ (mohakorśo)fundamental force of attraction
- মাধ্যাকর্ষণ (maddhakorśon)fundamental force of attraction
Bulgarian гравитация
- гравитация (gravitacija)fundamental force of attraction
Catalan gravitació, gravetat
- gravitaciófundamental force of attraction
- gravetatfundamental force of attraction
Chinese Mandarin 引力, 重力
- 引力 (yǐnlì)fundamental force of attraction
- 重力 (zhònglì)fundamental force of attraction
Czech gravitace, přitažlivost
- gravitacefundamental force of attraction
- přitažlivostfundamental force of attraction
Dutch gravitatie, zwaartekracht
- gravitatiefundamental force of attraction
- zwaartekrachtfundamental force of attraction
Esperanto gravitada ondo, gravito
- gravitada ondofundamental force of attraction
- gravitofundamental force of attraction
Estonian gravitatsioon, raskusjõud
- gravitatsioonfundamental force of attraction
- raskusjõudfundamental force of attraction
Finnish painovoima, gravitaatio
- painovoimafundamental force of attraction
- gravitaatiofundamental force of attraction
French gravitation
- gravitationfundamental force of attraction
German Gravitation, Schwerkraft
- Gravitationfundamental force of attraction
- Schwerkraftfundamental force of attraction
Greek βαρύτητα
- βαρύτητα (varýtita)fundamental force of attraction
Hebrew משיכה
- משיכה (meshikhá)fundamental force of attraction
Hindi गुरुत्व, गुरुत्वाकर्षण
- गुरुत्व (gurutva)fundamental force of attraction
- गुरुत्वाकर्षण (gurutvākarṣaṇ)fundamental force of attraction
Hungarian gravitáció, tömegvonzás
- gravitációfundamental force of attraction
- tömegvonzásfundamental force of attraction
Icelandic aðdráttarafl
- aðdráttaraflfundamental force of attraction
Indonesian gravitasi, gaya berat
- gravitasifundamental force of attraction
- gaya beratfundamental force of attraction
- gaya tarik bumifundamental force of attraction
Irish imtharraingt
- imtharraingtfundamental force of attraction
Italian gravitazione, gravità
- gravitazionefundamental force of attraction
- gravitàfundamental force of attraction
- interazione gravitazionalefundamental force of attraction
Japanese 引力, 重力
- 引力 (inryoku)fundamental force of attraction
- 重力 (jūryoku)fundamental force of attraction
Korean 인력, 중력
- 인력 (illyeok)fundamental force of attraction
- 중력 (jungnyeok)fundamental force of attraction
Latin gravitās
- gravitāsfundamental force of attraction
Latvian gravitācija
- gravitācijafundamental force of attraction
Lithuanian gravitacija, trauka
- gravitacijafundamental force of attraction
- traukafundamental force of attraction
Malay graviti, daya berat
- gravitifundamental force of attraction
- daya beratfundamental force of attraction
Māori tōāpapa
- tōāpapafundamental force of attraction
Norwegian Bokmål gravitasjon, tyngdekraft
- gravitasjonfundamental force of attraction
- tyngdekraftfundamental force of attraction
Persian گرانش, جاذبه
- گرانش (gerâneš)fundamental force of attraction
- جاذبه (jâzebe)fundamental force of attraction
Polish grawitacja, ciążenie
- grawitacjafundamental force of attraction
- ciążeniefundamental force of attraction
- ciążenie powszechnefundamental force of attraction
- siła ciążeniafundamental force of attraction
Portuguese gravitação
- gravitaçãofundamental force of attraction
Romanian gravitație
- gravitațiefundamental force of attraction
Russian гравита́ция, притяже́ние
- гравита́ция (gravitácija)fundamental force of attraction
- притяже́ние (pritjažénije)fundamental force of attraction
- тяготе́ние (tjagoténije)fundamental force of attraction
Spanish gravitación, gravedad
- gravitaciónfundamental force of attraction
- gravedadfundamental force of attraction
Swedish gravitation, tyngd
- gravitationfundamental force of attraction
- tyngdfundamental force of attraction
- tyngdkraftfundamental force of attraction
Tagalog grabedad, hilabigat
- grabedadfundamental force of attraction
- hilabigatfundamental force of attraction
- karagsinanfundamental force of attraction
Thai ความโน้มถ่วง, แรงดึงดูด
- ความโน้มถ่วง (kwaam-nóom-tùuang)fundamental force of attraction
- แรงดึงดูด (rɛɛng-dʉng-dùut)fundamental force of attraction
Turkish kütleçekim, kütle çekimi
- kütleçekimfundamental force of attraction
- kütle çekimifundamental force of attraction
- çekimfundamental force of attraction
Ukrainian гравіта́ція
- гравіта́ція (hravitácija)fundamental force of attraction
Vietnamese lực hấp dẫn, tương tác hấp dẫn
- lực hấp dẫnfundamental force of attraction
- tương tác hấp dẫnfundamental force of attraction
Welsh disgyrchedd, disgyrchiant
- disgyrcheddfundamental force of attraction
- disgyrchiantfundamental force of attraction
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with gravitation
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“gravitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravitation.
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