Gravitation
noun
It is the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
Earth's gravitation pulls us towards the ground.
Often appears as...
- gravitational pull
- law of gravitation
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Scientific
noun
A movement, or tendency to move, towards a center of gravity or other attractive force.
The gravitation of the middle class towards urban centers has led to increased development.
Often appears as...
- population gravitation
- economic gravitation
noun
An act of moving in a curved path, away from a course of rectilinear motion.
The gravitation of the comet around the sun is visually stunning.
Often appears as...
- gravitational orbit
- celestial gravitation
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Astronomical
noun
It is the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
Earth's gravitation pulls us towards the ground.
Often appears as...
- gravitational pull
- law of gravitation
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Scientific
noun
A movement, or tendency to move, towards a center of gravity or other attractive force.
The gravitation of the middle class towards urban centers has led to increased development.
Often appears as...
- population gravitation
- economic gravitation
noun
An act of moving in a curved path, away from a course of rectilinear motion.
The gravitation of the comet around the sun is visually stunning.
Often appears as...
- gravitational orbit
- celestial gravitation
Usage tips
Astronomical
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Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Force
Gravitation in science specifically refers to a natural force between masses.
Scientists calculate gravitation to understand how planets interact.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Earth
While gravitation often involves Earth, it applies universally between all masses.
The Moon's gravitation affects Earth's tides.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Pull
Gravitation isn't just a metaphor; it's a physical pulling force.
Without Earth's gravitation, we would float away.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Force
Gravitation in science specifically refers to a natural force between masses.
Scientists calculate gravitation to understand how planets interact.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Earth
While gravitation often involves Earth, it applies universally between all masses.
The Moon's gravitation affects Earth's tides.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Pull
Gravitation isn't just a metaphor; it's a physical pulling force.
Without Earth's gravitation, we would float away.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Force
Gravitation in science specifically refers to a natural force between masses.
Scientists calculate gravitation to understand how planets interact.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Earth
While gravitation often involves Earth, it applies universally between all masses.
The Moon's gravitation affects Earth's tides.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Pull
Gravitation isn't just a metaphor; it's a physical pulling force.
Without Earth's gravitation, we would float away.
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How to take a picture of...
where the gravitational pull becomes so great that not even light can escape. Einstein's equations predict the size and shape of this ring, so taking a picture of it wouldn't only be really cool, it would also help to verify that these equations hold in the extreme conditions around the black hole.
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What a planet’s...
the animation there if this planet goes around the the star actually wobbles so basically the planet moves around the star and the star leans back because the gravitation of the planet tucks at the star and so the plot the star moves back and forth and you can see that in the stellar
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What are gravitational...
The signal only lasted a fifth of a second and was the detector's first observation of gravitational waves. What are these ripples in space? The answer starts with gravity, the force that pulls any two objects together. That's the case for everything In the observable universe.
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Is telekinesis real? -...
Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar are magnetic and gravitational. Probably the closest thing to telekinesis that science can explain is the use of thoughts to control a robotic arm. In the brains of stroke patients who can't move,
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It is considered the edge of the solar system since that is where the gravitational and physical influences of the sun end. Our solar system's particular configuration of planets and other celestial objects, all revolving around a life-giving star,
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Jupiter 101 PIPE National...
Jupiter's large collection of moons is only made possible by the planet's massive size and gravitational pull, the strongest of all the planets in the solar system. This incredible gravity also influence the sizes of the seven other planets.
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Could we create dark...
But we know it's out there because we can observe its gravitational attraction on galaxies and other celestial objects. We've yet to directly observe dark matter, but scientists theorize that we may actually be able to create it
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The Power of a Waterfall...
precisely equal to the gravitational potential energy the top of the balls what's true for the waterfall is true for everything in the universe it's a fundamental law of nature known as the
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Uncovering Jupiter's...
With all this gravitational power comes huge responsibility. Jupiter originally flung water into the inner solar system, creating the conditions for life on Earth. So thank you, Jupiter.
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Jupiter's Moon IO is a...
Jupiter exerts its influence across the solar system through its gravitational field
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How to take a picture of...
where the gravitational pull becomes so great that not even light can escape. Einstein's equations predict the size and shape of this ring, so taking a picture of it wouldn't only be really cool, it would also help to verify that these equations hold in the extreme conditions around the black hole.
Video examples
What a planet’s...
the animation there if this planet goes around the the star actually wobbles so basically the planet moves around the star and the star leans back because the gravitation of the planet tucks at the star and so the plot the star moves back and forth and you can see that in the stellar
Video examples
What are gravitational...
The signal only lasted a fifth of a second and was the detector's first observation of gravitational waves. What are these ripples in space? The answer starts with gravity, the force that pulls any two objects together. That's the case for everything In the observable universe.
Video examples
Is telekinesis real? -...
Physics also tells us that the only forces that can influence objects from afar are magnetic and gravitational. Probably the closest thing to telekinesis that science can explain is the use of thoughts to control a robotic arm. In the brains of stroke patients who can't move,
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Solar System 101 PIPE...
It is considered the edge of the solar system since that is where the gravitational and physical influences of the sun end. Our solar system's particular configuration of planets and other celestial objects, all revolving around a life-giving star,
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Jupiter 101 PIPE National...
Jupiter's large collection of moons is only made possible by the planet's massive size and gravitational pull, the strongest of all the planets in the solar system. This incredible gravity also influence the sizes of the seven other planets.
Video examples
Could we create dark...
But we know it's out there because we can observe its gravitational attraction on galaxies and other celestial objects. We've yet to directly observe dark matter, but scientists theorize that we may actually be able to create it
Video examples
The Power of a Waterfall...
precisely equal to the gravitational potential energy the top of the balls what's true for the waterfall is true for everything in the universe it's a fundamental law of nature known as the
Video examples
Uncovering Jupiter's...
With all this gravitational power comes huge responsibility. Jupiter originally flung water into the inner solar system, creating the conditions for life on Earth. So thank you, Jupiter.
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Jupiter's Moon IO is a...
Jupiter exerts its influence across the solar system through its gravitational field
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Kip Thorne
American Physicist
We'll have four different gravitational wave windows open within the next 20 years, and each of them will see something different. We'll be probing the birth of the universe with this. The so-called 'inflationary era' of the universe. We'll be probing the birth of the fundamental forces and how they came into being.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
Recent results from astronomers who study the occasional gravitational lensing of unknown worlds by intervening stars suggest that orphan planets could be at least as numerous as the stars. In other words, there could be hundreds of billions of orphan worlds shuffling through our galaxy.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
Einstein's gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational phenomena with the geometry of space; this was an exciting idea.
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Neil Turok
South African Physicist
If the universe sprung into existence and then expanded exponentially, you get gravitational waves traveling through space-time. These would fill the universe, a pattern of echoes of the inflation itself.
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Rainer Weiss
American Physicist
It's very, very exciting that it worked out in the end that we are actually detecting things and actually adding to the knowledge, through gravitational waves, of what goes on in the universe.
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Edwin Hubbel Chapin
American Clergyman
A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
The Planck satellite may detect the imprint of the gravitational waves predicted by inflation. This would be quantum gravity written across the sky.
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Jack Swigert
When we get out to other planets in the solar system, we'll use the gravitational pull of each planet to help launch us to the next.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
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Mary Roach
American Author
Gravitation is the lust of the cosmos.
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Kip Thorne
American Physicist
We'll have four different gravitational wave windows open within the next 20 years, and each of them will see something different. We'll be probing the birth of the universe with this. The so-called 'inflationary era' of the universe. We'll be probing the birth of the fundamental forces and how they came into being.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
Recent results from astronomers who study the occasional gravitational lensing of unknown worlds by intervening stars suggest that orphan planets could be at least as numerous as the stars. In other words, there could be hundreds of billions of orphan worlds shuffling through our galaxy.
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Richard P. Feynman
American Physicist
Einstein's gravitational theory, which is said to be the greatest single achievement of theoretical physics, resulted in beautiful relations connecting gravitational phenomena with the geometry of space; this was an exciting idea.
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Neil Turok
South African Physicist
If the universe sprung into existence and then expanded exponentially, you get gravitational waves traveling through space-time. These would fill the universe, a pattern of echoes of the inflation itself.
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Rainer Weiss
American Physicist
It's very, very exciting that it worked out in the end that we are actually detecting things and actually adding to the knowledge, through gravitational waves, of what goes on in the universe.
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Edwin Hubbel Chapin
American Clergyman
A true man never frets about his place in the world, but just slides into it by the gravitation of his nature, and swings there as easily as a star.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
The Planck satellite may detect the imprint of the gravitational waves predicted by inflation. This would be quantum gravity written across the sky.
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Jack Swigert
When we get out to other planets in the solar system, we'll use the gravitational pull of each planet to help launch us to the next.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
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Mary Roach
American Author
Gravitation is the lust of the cosmos.
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