Dictionary Check: gravitation

"gravitation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 18 points

Definition

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

Example: "the more remote the body, the less the gravity"
noun

movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction

Example: "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
Antonyms:
noun

a figurative movement toward some attraction

Example: "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"

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