gravitation
English
/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- (physics) The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all particles with mass in the universe. It is the weakest of the four forces, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gravitātiō affix from English gravity root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- (heavy, strong).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷreh₂-
Gloss
heavy, strong
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
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Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerogravity English
- aggravate English
- anti-gravity English
- antigravitation English
- antigravitational English
- autogravitation English
- bariatric English
- baric English
- barium English
- barometer English
- bigravity English
- brutality English
- brutish English
- contragravity English
- degravitation English
- graveness English
- gravidly English
- gravimeter English
- gravimetric English
- gravimetry English
- gravital English
- gravitational English
- gravitationally English
- gravitic English
- graviton English
- gravity English
- gravity dam English
- gravity knife English
- gravityless English
- hydrogravitational English
- hyperbaric English
- hypergravitational English
- hypergravity English
- hypogravity English
- infragravity English
- isobar English
- isobaric English
- isogravitational English
- isogravity English
- magnetogravitational English
- microgravity English
- milligravitational English
- milligravity English
- multigravid English
- nongravitational English
- normogravity English
- paragravity English
- photogravitational English
- progravitational English
- supergravitation English
- supergravitational English
- supergravity English
- thermogravitational English
- ungravity English
- brūtus Latin
- gravare Latin
- gravida Latin
- gravidus Latin
- gravis Latin
- gravitas Latin
- gravito, gravitatus Latin
- gravitās Latin
- gravitātiō Latin
- gravo Latin
- gravo, gravō, gravāre Latin
- gravō Latin
- Gravitation German
- briga Italian
- brigade French
- brigadier French
- gravitation French
- гравита́ція, гравита́ция Russian
- βάρος Ancient Greek
- βαρύτης Ancient Greek
- *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷrih₂-g- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷréh₂us Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷréh₂wō Proto-Indo-European
- *ud- Proto-Indo-European
- gravitation Swedish
- गुरु Sanskrit
- grievance Old French
- graviti Malay
- aggravation Middle French
- baric
- isobar
- barium
- brutish
- gravity
- isobaric
- gravital
- graviton
- gravidly
- gravitic
- ungravity
- aggravate
- brutality
- graveness
- bariatric
- bigravity
- barometer
- gravimeter
- gravimetry
- isogravity
- hyperbaric
- multigravid
- gravityless
- gravimetric
- paragravity
- gravity dam
- hypogravity
- aerogravity
- milligravity
- anti-gravity
- hypergravity
- supergravity
- microgravity
- infragravity
- normogravity
- contragravity
- degravitation
- gravitational
- gravity knife
- autogravitation
- gravitationally
- antigravitation
- supergravitation
- progravitational
- isogravitational
- nongravitational
- antigravitational
- photogravitational
- hypergravitational
- supergravitational
- hydrogravitational
- milligravitational
- thermogravitational
- magnetogravitational