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Definition of gravitation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gravitation

noun

/ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃn/

/ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃn/

[uncountable] (physics)

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a force of attraction that causes objects to move towards each otherTopics Physics and chemistryc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from modern Latin gravitatio(n-), from the verb gravitare, from Latin gravitas ‘weight’.

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