attraction of gravitation
- attraction of gravitation
- Gravitation Grav"i*ta"tion, n. [Cf. F. gravitation. See
Gravity.]
1. The act of gravitating.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all
bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward
each other; called also {attraction of gravitation},
{universal gravitation}, and {universal gravity}. See
{Attraction}, and {Weight.}
[1913 Webster]
{Law of gravitation}, that law in accordance with which
gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or
portions of matter in the universe attract each other with
a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter
they contain, and inversely to the squares of their
distances.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Attraction of gravitation — Attraction At*trac tion, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attraction — [ atraksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1638; atration 1265; lat. attractio, de attrahere « tirer à soi » I ♦ Action d attirer; force qui attire. 1 ♦ (1688) Sc. Force qui attire les corps matériels entre eux. ⇒ gravitation. Loi de l attraction universelle (loi de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gravitation — Grav i*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. gravitation. See Gravity.] 1. The act of gravitating. [1913 Webster] 2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Attraction — At*trac tion, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Attraction — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Motion towards, actively. < N PARAG:Attraction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 attraction attraction attractiveness Sgm: N 1 attractivity attractivity Sgm: N 1 drawing to drawing to pulling towards adduction magnetism gravity … English dictionary for students
gravitation — n. Gravity, centripetal force, attraction of gravitation … New dictionary of synonyms
GRAVITATION - Histoire des idées — La gravité est une propriété inhérente aux masses. Elle se traduit par le phénomène de la chute des corps. Tout corps matériel est donc un «grave» dans la mesure où il est soumis à la pesanteur et dans la mesure où il crée, éventuellement, un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
gravitation — [ gravitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1717; lat. sc. gravitatio; de gravitas → gravité ♦ Phys., astron. Phénomène par lequel deux corps quelconques s attirent avec une force proportionnelle au produit de leur masse et inversement proportionnelle au carré de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
GRAVITATION - Gravitation et astrophysique — Si l’on excepte la théorie classique de l’électromagnétisme, introduite bien plus tard par James Clerk Maxwell (1865), aucune théorie physique d’expression aussi simple que la loi du carré inverse de la distance, de Newton (1687), n’a jamais été… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Attraction gravitationnelle — Gravitation « Gravitation » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir Gravitation (homonymie). La gravitation est le phénomène d interaction physique qui cause l attraction réciproque des corps massifs entre eux, sous l effet… … Wikipédia en Français
