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GRAVITATION
gravitation
(noun) a figurative movement toward some attraction; “the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs”
gravitation
(noun) movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; “irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps”
gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force
(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; “the more remote the body the less the gravity”; “the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them”; “gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love”--Albert Einstein
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gravitation (usually uncountable, plural gravitations)
(physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all particles with mass in the universe. It is the weakest of the four forces, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
Source: Wiktionary
Grav"i*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. gravitation. See Gravity.]
1. The act of gravitating.
2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; called also attraction of gravitation, universal gravitation, and universal gravity. See Attraction, and Weight. Law of gravitatian, that law in accordance with which gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or portions of matter in the universe attract each other with a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter they contain, and inversely to the squares of their distances.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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