Gravitational Force (Noun)
Meaning
(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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
- 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 gravitational force of the Earth on an object is what gives the object its weight, and the force of gravity is what keeps the object on the ground.
- The strength of the gravitational force between two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them, with more massive objects and closer distances resulting in stronger gravitational forces.
- The gravitational force of the Earth is what keeps the Moon in orbit around our planet, and the gravitational force of the Sun is what keeps the Earth and other planets in orbit around the Sun.