gravitation

Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō, from gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō (“to gravitate”), + -tiō.^[1] By surface analysis, gravitate +‎ -ion.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃn̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɡɹævˈteɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: grav‧i‧tat‧ion

gravitation (usually uncountable, plural gravitations)

1. (physics) The 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.

   Synonym: gravity

   Antonym: levitation

• gravity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• gravitation (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English gravitation, itself borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō.

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.vi.ta.sjɔ̃/

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gravitation f (plural gravitations)

1. (physics) gravitation

   Near-synonyms: pesanteur, gravité

• gravitationnel

• graviter

• “gravitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō.

• IPA^(key): /ɡravɪtaˈɧuːn/

gravitation c

1. (physics) gravitation

   Gravitation är svagare än elektromagnetismen, men påverkar all materia och energi.

   Gravity is weaker than electromagnetism, but affects all matter and energy.