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gravitomagnetic

gravitomagnetic adjective: describing the component of a gravitational field analogous to the magnetic component of an electromagnetic field.

Adjective

gravitomagnetic (not comparable)

  1. (relativity) Describing the component of a gravitational field analogous to the magnetic component of an electromagnetic field
  2. (relativity) Of or pertaining to gravitomagnetism

Synonyms of gravitomagnetic

Forms of gravitomagnetic

alternative formgravimagnetic
alternative formgravomagnetic

Origin of gravitomagnetic

From gravito- + magnetic.

Words formed from gravitomagnetic

Questions about gravitomagnetic

What does gravitomagnetic mean?
Gravitomagnetic means describing the component of a gravitational field analogous to the magnetic component of an electromagnetic field.
What part of speech is gravitomagnetic?
Gravitomagnetic is an adjective.

Words near gravitomagnetic in the dictionary

  1. gravitoelectric
  2. gravitoelectromagnetic
  3. gravitoelectromagnetism
  4. gravitoinertial
  5. gravitology
  6. gravitomagnetic
  7. gravitomagnetically
  8. gravitomagnetism
  9. gravitometer
  10. gravitometers
  11. graviton

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