Meanings
plural gravitational forces
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesA very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons.
Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition
Synonyms & antonyms
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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 引力
- 引力 (yǐnlì)fundamental force
Danish gravitationskraft, tiltrækningskraft
- gravitationskraftfundamental force
- tiltrækningskraftfundamental force
Finnish gravitaatiovoima, vetovoima
- gravitaatiovoimafundamental force
- vetovoimafundamental force
German Erdanziehungskraft, Gravitationskraft
- Erdanziehungskraftfundamental force
- Gravitationskraftfundamental force
- Schwerkraftfundamental force
Hungarian gravitációs erő
- gravitációs erőfundamental force
Icelandic aðdráttarkraftur
- aðdráttarkrafturfundamental force
Italian interazione gravitazionale, gravità
- interazione gravitazionalefundamental force
- gravitàfundamental force
- gravitazionefundamental force
Japanese 重力
- 重力 (jūryoku)fundamental force
Norwegian Bokmål gravitasjonskraft, tiltrekningskraft
- gravitasjonskraftfundamental force
- tiltrekningskraftfundamental force
Polish siła oddziaływania grawitacyjnego
- siła oddziaływania grawitacyjnegofundamental force
Romanian forță de gravitație, forță gravitațională
- forță de gravitațiefundamental force
- forță gravitaționalăfundamental force
Swedish gravitationskraft, dragningskraft
- gravitationskraftfundamental force
- dragningskraftfundamental force
Tagalog hilabigat
- hilabigatfundamental force
Cite this entry
gravitational force. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravitational%20force
“gravitational force.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravitational%20force. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravitational force,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravitational%20force.
Source: gravitational force on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.