Gravitational Field (Noun)
Meaning
A field of force surrounding a body of finite mass.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The Earth's gravitational field is what keeps us and our atmosphere firmly on the ground.
- According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, every point mass attracts every other point mass by a force acting along the line intersecting both points.
- The strength of the gravitational field around a planet depends on the mass of the planet and the distance from the center of the planet.
- Gravity probe A and B orbit the Earth and exploit the tiny deviations of their orbits from perfect orbits in a perfectly homogeneous gravitational field.
- The curvature of space caused by the massive object creates a gravitational field that affects the motion of other objects.