gravitation
Syllables: grav·i·tat·ionUK/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/
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Australia/ˌɡɹævɪˈtæ̝ɪ̯ʃən/
gravitation noun: 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.
Noun
gravitation (usually uncountable, plural gravitations)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- gravity
- Antonyms:
- levitation
gravitation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
gravitation in Hindi
- fundamental force of attraction
- गुरुत्व gurutva, गुरुत्वाकर्षण gurutvākarṣaṇ
gravitation in Tamil
- ஈர்ப்பு, ஈர்ப்பியல்
gravitation in Bengali
- fundamental force of attraction
- অভিকর্ষ obhikorśo, মহাকর্ষ mohakorśo, মাধ্যাকর্ষণ maddhakorśon
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- gravitation in Telugu
- భూమ్యాకర్షణము bhūmyākarṣaṇamu
- gravitation in Malayalam
- ഗുരുത്വാകർഷണം gurutvākaṟṣaṇaṁ
- gravitation in Kannada
- ಗುರುತ್ವ gurutva
- gravitation in Tagalog
- grabedad, hilabigat, karagsinan
- gravitation in Arabic
- جَاذِبِيَّة jāḏibiyya
- gravitation in Malay
- graviti, daya berat
- gravitation in Indonesian
- gravitasi, gaya berat, gaya tarik bumi
- gravitation in Persian
- گرانش gerâneš, جاذبه jâzebe
- gravitation in Thai
- ความโน้มถ่วง kwaam-nóom-tùuang, แรงดึงดูด rɛɛng-dʉng-dùut
- gravitation in Vietnamese
- lực hấp dẫn, tương tác hấp dẫn
Synonyms of gravitation
Antonyms
Forms of gravitation
| plural | gravitations |
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Origin of gravitation
Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.
Words formed from gravitation
Words that rhyme with gravitation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about gravitation
- What does gravitation mean?
- Gravitation means 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.
- What is gravitation in Hindi?
- Gravitation in Hindi is गुरुत्व (gurutva), गुरुत्वाकर्षण (gurutvākarṣaṇ). See Gravitation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gravitation?
- Gravitation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gravitation?
- Gravitation is pronounced /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪ̯ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gravitation?
- The plural of gravitation is gravitations.
Words near gravitation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gravitation (page history and authors); gravitation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gravitation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); భూమ్యాకర్షణము (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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