Gravity
noun
Looking at the physical subject, gravity is the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
The apple fell from the tree due to gravity.
noun
In a more general sense, gravity also means seriousness or importance.
He understood the gravity of the situation when he saw the police at his door.
noun
Gravity also refers to a manner that is serious or solemn.
The judge's gravity gave weight to his decisions.
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noun
Looking at the physical subject, gravity is the force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
The apple fell from the tree due to gravity.
noun
In a more general sense, gravity also means seriousness or importance.
He understood the gravity of the situation when he saw the police at his door.
noun
Gravity also refers to a manner that is serious or solemn.
The judge's gravity gave weight to his decisions.
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Universal Force
Gravity affects everything with mass, everywhere, not just on Earth, but also in space.
Astronauts experience less gravity, which is why they float.
Pro Tip 2/3Isaac Newton
Gravity was first described by Newton; his apple story helps remember it's about attraction.
Newton's laws of motion and gravity revolutionized science.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Phenomenon
Understanding gravity helps comprehend how planets orbit the sun and why we stay grounded.
Without gravity, we would fly off into space.
Pro Tip 1/3Universal Force
Gravity affects everything with mass, everywhere, not just on Earth, but also in space.
Astronauts experience less gravity, which is why they float.
Pro Tip 2/3Isaac Newton
Gravity was first described by Newton; his apple story helps remember it's about attraction.
Newton's laws of motion and gravity revolutionized science.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Phenomenon
Understanding gravity helps comprehend how planets orbit the sun and why we stay grounded.
Without gravity, we would fly off into space.
Pro Tip 1/3Universal Force
Gravity affects everything with mass, everywhere, not just on Earth, but also in space.
Astronauts experience less gravity, which is why they float.
Pro Tip 2/3Isaac Newton
Gravity was first described by Newton; his apple story helps remember it's about attraction.
Newton's laws of motion and gravity revolutionized science.
Pro Tip 3/3Natural Phenomenon
Understanding gravity helps comprehend how planets orbit the sun and why we stay grounded.
Without gravity, we would fly off into space.
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The benefits of good...
when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently
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The physics of the...
Her supporting foot flattens, and then twists as it rises back onto pointe, pushing against the floor to generate a tiny amount of new torque. At the same time, her arms sweep open to help her keep her balance. The turns are most effective if her center of gravity stays constant,
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
And sometimes these objects run into each other, and they gravitationally deflect, and then the gravity of Jupiter pulls them back into the solar system. And they then become the comets as we see them in the sky. The important thing here to note is that in the meantime,
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How to create a space...
coolest spacesuit for Mars boat need a little bit help I want to take you on a journey from Earth to Mars and show you three suits this is called our gravity loading countermeasure suit astronauts in space have a significant musculoskeletal loss you're gonna lose
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How to build a fictional...
that draw out the details of my fictional world. What rules are in place here? This covers everything from laws of gravity, or not, to the rules of society and the punishments for individuals who break them. What kind of government does this world have?
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What are gravitational...
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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What’s the difference...
while he was studying decades of precise astronomical data in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today, gravity replaced his theory of harmonics to explain the planets' motions.
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Puppy Adopted By Cat...
pack animals beating your rivals to a drink is more important than cleanliness x-rays shows how the milk is thrown back once at five times the force of gravity and his mouth shuts like a trap as it is swallow
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
levitate. I want to know if I can defy gravity using the power of science. Mastering levitation could transform our world, benefiting everything from the environment we live in to medicine.
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Andrea Ghez’s Black Hole...
understanding of how the universe works we only have four fundamental forces to describe how the universe works gravity of those four is probably the one that
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The benefits of good...
when you're standing up, you should be able to draw a straight line from a point just in front of your shoulders, to behind your hip, to the front of your knee, to a few inches in front of your ankle. This keeps your center of gravity directly over your base of support, which allows you to move efficiently
Video examples
The physics of the...
Her supporting foot flattens, and then twists as it rises back onto pointe, pushing against the floor to generate a tiny amount of new torque. At the same time, her arms sweep open to help her keep her balance. The turns are most effective if her center of gravity stays constant,
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
And sometimes these objects run into each other, and they gravitationally deflect, and then the gravity of Jupiter pulls them back into the solar system. And they then become the comets as we see them in the sky. The important thing here to note is that in the meantime,
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How to create a space...
coolest spacesuit for Mars boat need a little bit help I want to take you on a journey from Earth to Mars and show you three suits this is called our gravity loading countermeasure suit astronauts in space have a significant musculoskeletal loss you're gonna lose
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How to build a fictional...
that draw out the details of my fictional world. What rules are in place here? This covers everything from laws of gravity, or not, to the rules of society and the punishments for individuals who break them. What kind of government does this world have?
Video examples
What are gravitational...
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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What’s the difference...
while he was studying decades of precise astronomical data in an effort to find support for his theory. While his three laws are still in use today, gravity replaced his theory of harmonics to explain the planets' motions.
Video examples
Puppy Adopted By Cat...
pack animals beating your rivals to a drink is more important than cleanliness x-rays shows how the milk is thrown back once at five times the force of gravity and his mouth shuts like a trap as it is swallow
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How To Levitate PIPE The...
levitate. I want to know if I can defy gravity using the power of science. Mastering levitation could transform our world, benefiting everything from the environment we live in to medicine.
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Andrea Ghez’s Black Hole...
understanding of how the universe works we only have four fundamental forces to describe how the universe works gravity of those four is probably the one that
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Trudi Canavan
Australian Writer
The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesn't obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.
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Margaret Cho
American Comedian
I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We account for one-sixth of the forces of gravity we see in the universe. There is no known objects accounting for most of the effective gravity in the universe. Something is making stuff move that is not anything we have ever touched.
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Neneh Cherry
Swedish Musician
I've never really spent too much or put too much gravity or placed too much importance on being a pop star. It's like, OK, great, does that mean I don't have to do anything anymore except walk around and be a pop star?
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Hermann von Helmholtz
German Physicist
A raised weight can produce work, but in doing so it must necessarily sink from its height, and, when it has fallen as deep as it can fall, its gravity remains as before, but it can no longer do work.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
If gravity were somewhat stronger or weaker, stars wouldn't exist, and neither would you. And the same can be said of other constants of physics. Several have to be 'just right.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I am deeply impressed with the gravity and wisdom with which most federal judges approach the responsibility of sentencing. It is a difficult, soul-searching task at best.
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George P. Bush
American Businessman
Americans in general, I think, don't understand the weight and gravity of foreign policy and how to engage the world at large.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing.
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John Pinette
Gravity is a law. I respect the law.
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Trudi Canavan
Australian Writer
The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesn't obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.
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Margaret Cho
American Comedian
I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
We account for one-sixth of the forces of gravity we see in the universe. There is no known objects accounting for most of the effective gravity in the universe. Something is making stuff move that is not anything we have ever touched.
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Neneh Cherry
Swedish Musician
I've never really spent too much or put too much gravity or placed too much importance on being a pop star. It's like, OK, great, does that mean I don't have to do anything anymore except walk around and be a pop star?
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Hermann von Helmholtz
German Physicist
A raised weight can produce work, but in doing so it must necessarily sink from its height, and, when it has fallen as deep as it can fall, its gravity remains as before, but it can no longer do work.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
If gravity were somewhat stronger or weaker, stars wouldn't exist, and neither would you. And the same can be said of other constants of physics. Several have to be 'just right.
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Robert Kennedy
American Politician
I am deeply impressed with the gravity and wisdom with which most federal judges approach the responsibility of sentencing. It is a difficult, soul-searching task at best.
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George P. Bush
American Businessman
Americans in general, I think, don't understand the weight and gravity of foreign policy and how to engage the world at large.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
Because there is a law such as gravity, the universe can and will create itself from nothing.
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John Pinette
Gravity is a law. I respect the law.
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