1. gravitation - 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"--Albert Einstein
Synonym(s): gravity, gravitational_attraction, gravitational_force
Hypernym(s): attraction, attractive_force
2. gravitation - noun
· movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
Hypernym(s): change_of_location, travel
Antonym(s): levitation
3. gravitation - noun
· a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
Hypernym(s): drift, trend, movement
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