WordNet meanings
View source ↗- Noun
(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
- Noun
a manner that is serious and solemn
- Noun
a solemn and dignified feeling
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Wiktionary meanings
View source ↗- Noununcountable
Senses relating to seriousness.
Of an activity such as a ceremony, a person's conduct, etc.: the quality of being deeply serious and solemn, especially in a dignified manner; seriousness, solemnity; (countable, archaic or obsolete) a serious or solemn thing, such as a matter, a comment, etc.
- Noununcountable
Senses relating to seriousness.
Of an activity, situation, words, etc.: the quality of having important or serious consequences; importance, seriousness.
- Nounobsoleteuncountable
Senses relating to seriousness.
Authority, influence, weight; also, used as a title for a person with authority or influence.
- Noununcountable
Senses relating to physical qualities.
The lowness in pitch of a note, a sound, etc.
- Noununcountable
Senses relating to physical qualities.
Synonym of gravitation (“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”); also, a physical law attempting to account for the phenomena of this force.
- Nouncountabledated
Senses relating to physical qualities.
Synonym of g-force (“the acceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity (sense 2.2.1) at the Earth's surface)”).
- Noundateduncountable
Senses relating to physical qualities.
Dated except in centre of gravity: specific gravity or relative density (“a dimensionless measure which is the ratio of the mass of a substance to that of some reference substance (chiefly an equal volume of water at 4°C)”); also, heaviness, weight.
- Nounobsoleteuncountable
Senses relating to physical qualities.
The tendency to have weight and thus move downwards, formerly believed to be an inherent quality of some objects.
- Nounobsoleterareuncountable
Senses relating to physical qualities.
The quality of being unable or unwilling to move quickly; heaviness, sluggishness.
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