gravitation
/,grævɪ'teɪʃən/
noun
11 letters4 syllables15 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
(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 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”
2
A figurative movement toward some attraction.
“the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs”
3
Movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction.
“irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps”
WORD FORMS
Related formgravitate
Related formgravitational
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®15 points
Words With Friends®18 points
Double word30 points
Triple word45 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinavitationgray
Starts & ends withG … N
Syllablesgrav · i · ta · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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