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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.

Hypernyms

  • Force Field
  • Field Of Force
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