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gravitation
/ɡˌɹævɪˈteɪʃən/ · 11 letters · 8 distinct letters
- 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
- noun
movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps
- noun
a figurative movement toward some attraction
the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs