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grav·i·tate
/ ˈgraviˌtāt/
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v. [intr.]
move toward or be attracted to a place, person, or thing:
they gravitated to the Catholic faith in their hour of need.
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Physics
move, or tend to move, toward a center of gravity or other attractive force.
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archaic
descend or sink by the force of gravity.
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Derivation of the Newton's law of gravitation based on a fluid mechanical singularity model of particles.(Report)
Magazine article from: Progress in Physics; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Thus, the inverse-square law of gravitation is derived by methods of hydrodynamics...The first feature of this theory of gravitation is that the gravitational interactions...gravitational mass. The Newton's law of gravitation is arrived if we introduce an assumption...
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Gravitation and electricity.(Report)
Magazine article from: Progress in Physics; 4/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The equations of gravitation together with the equations of electromagnetism...solution. 1 Introduction Although gravitation and electromagnetism are distinct...electromagnetism is involved in the equations of gravitation by means of the corresponding energy...
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Gravitation will improve with age; in association with Pagebet.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 9/11/2008; 700+ words
; Byline: Saraband GRAVITATION can rise to the occasion in the Group...is likely to take some getting but Gravitation has already shown some useful form...subsequently scored at Deauville. Gravitation looks the type to keep improving...
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A unified theory of interaction: gravitation and electrodynamics.(Report)
Magazine article from: Progress in Physics; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...proposed from which the basic equations of gravitation and electromagnetism are derived from...type force equation is derived for both gravitation and electrodynamics. Electron spin...allow the simultaneous manifestation of gravitation and electrodynamics in one model of...
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Research on gravitation and cosmology described by scientists at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 12/22/2009; 649 words
; ...scientists writing in the journal Gravitation & Cosmology report. "It is...colleagues published their study in Gravitation & Cosmology (Dark matter origin...generation for Dirac particles. Gravitation & Cosmology, 2009;15(4...
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New gravitation and cosmology study findings have been published by Y.G. Sbytov and colleagues.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 12/22/2009; 521 words
; ...scientists writing in the journal Gravitation & Cosmology report. "The asymptotic...colleagues published their study in Gravitation & Cosmology (Role of the initial data...waves with collinear polarization. Gravitation & Cosmology, 2009;15(4):362...
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Research on gravitation and cosmology described by E.N. Kirillova and colleagues.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 12/22/2009; 469 words
; ...colleagues published their study in Gravitation & Cosmology (Quantization of massive...antisymmetric tensor fields in curved space. Gravitation & Cosmology, 2009;15(4):327...contact information for the journal Gravitation & Cosmology is: Springer, 233 Spring...
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Cosmology and gravitation; proceedings.(Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 12/1/2005; 505 words
; 0735402698 Cosmology and gravitation; proceedings. Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation (11th: 2004: Mangaratiba, Brazil...11th Brazilian School of Cosmology and Gravitation, held in July and August of 2004 in Mangaratiba...
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New gravitation and cosmology research has been reported by C.P. Singh et al.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 12/22/2009; 611 words
; ...colleagues published their study in Gravitation & Cosmology (Imperfect fluid cosmology with heat flow. Gravitation & Cosmology, 2009;15(4):381...contact information for the journal Gravitation & Cosmology is: Springer, 233 Spring...
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Reports summarize gravitation and cosmology research from University of Puerto Rico.
Newspaper article from: Physics Week; 12/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...colleagues published their study in Gravitation & Cosmology (Effective spacetime from multidimensional gravity. Gravitation & Cosmology, 2009;15(4...contact information for the journal Gravitation & Cosmology is: Springer, 233...
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gravitation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
gravitation the attractive force existing between...particles of matter . The Law of Universal Gravitation Since the gravitational force is experienced...particles, it is often called universal gravitation. (Based upon observations of distant...
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Gravitation
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Gravitation Gravitation is a universal attractive force exerted by any two physical bodies...other, even though they may be separated by a large distance. Gravitation is responsible for making objects fall to the surface of the Earth...
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Gravity and Gravitation
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Gravity and Gravitation Gravity is a force of attraction that exists between every pair...x201C; upward ” under the influence of their mutual gravitation, just as the object “ falls, ” and they meet...
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Newton's law of gravitation
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Newton's law of gravitation see gravitation .
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quantum gravitation
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
quantum gravitation A theory in which gravitational interactions between bodies are described by the exchange of hypothetical elementary particles...
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