Gravitational — Grav i*tation*al, a. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gravitational — grav|i|ta|tion|al [ˌgrævıˈteıʃənəl] adj [usually before noun] technical related to or resulting from the force of gravity ▪ the Moon s gravitational field ▪ the gravitational pull of the moon … Dictionary of contemporary English
gravitational — [[t]græ̱vɪte͟ɪʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Gravitational means relating to or resulting from the force of gravity. [TECHNICAL] If a spacecraft travels faster than 11 km a second, it escapes the earth s gravitational pull … English dictionary
gravitational — adj. of or relating to gravitation. Phrases and idioms: gravitational constant the constant in Newton s law of gravitation relating gravity to the masses and separation of particles. Usage: Symb.: G. gravitational field the region of space… … Useful english dictionary
gravitational — adj. Gravitational is used with these nouns: ↑attraction, ↑field, ↑force, ↑pull, ↑radiation, ↑wave … Collocations dictionary
gravitational — adjective connected with or resulting from the force of gravity: the planet s gravitational field … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gravitational — gravitation ► NOUN 1) movement, or a tendency to move, towards a centre of gravity. 2) Physics gravity. DERIVATIVES gravitational adjective gravitationally adverb … English terms dictionary
Gravitational lens — Gravitational Lensing Formalism Strong lensing … Wikipedia
Gravitational time dilation — is the effect of time passing at different rates in regions of different gravitational potential; the higher the local distortion of spacetime due to gravity, the slower time passes. Albert Einstein originally predicted this effect in his theory… … Wikipedia
Gravitational microlensing — Gravitational Lensing Formalism Strong lensing … Wikipedia
