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Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they're seen by their gravitational effect.
Murray Gell-Mann

Meaning of "gravitational" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAVITATIONAL

gravitational  [ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAVITATIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gravitational is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRAVITATIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gravitation

Gravitation, or gravity, is a natural phenomenon by which all physical bodies attract each other. It is most commonly recognized and experienced as the agent that gives weight to physical objects and causes physical objects to fall toward the ground when dropped from a height. It is hypothesized that the gravitational force is mediated by a massless spin-2 particle called the graviton. Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, along with electromagnetism, and the nuclear strong force and weak force. Colloquially, gravitation is a force of attraction that acts between and on all physical objects with matter or energy. In modern physics, gravitation is most accurately described by the general theory of relativity proposed by Einstein, which asserts that the phenomenon of gravitation is a consequence of the curvature of spacetime. In pursuit of a theory of everything, the merging of general relativity and quantum mechanics into a more general theory of quantum gravity has become an area of active research.

Definition of gravitational in the English dictionary

The definition of gravitational in the dictionary is of, relating to, or involving gravitation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAVITATIONAL


computational
ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃənəl
conversational
ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
informational
ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl
inspirational
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃənəl
invitational
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃənəl
motivational
ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃənəl
observational
ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃənəl
occupational
ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl
operational
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl
organisational
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl
organizational
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃənəl
recreational
ˌrɛkrɪˈeɪʃənəl
relational
rɪˈleɪʃənəl
rotational
rəʊˈteɪʃənəl
sensational
sɛnˈseɪʃənəl
situational
ˌsɪtjʊˈeɪʃənəl
transformational
ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃənəl
translational
trænsˈleɪʃənəl
vocational
vəʊˈkeɪʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAVITATIONAL

gravitas
gravitate
gravitation
gravitational constant
gravitational field
gravitational force
gravitational interaction
gravitational lens
gravitational mass
gravitational pull
gravitational wave
gravitationally
gravitative
gravities
gravitino
gravitometer
graviton
gravity
gravity anomaly
gravity cell

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAVITATIONAL

additional
constitutional
conventional
dimensional
emotional
exceptional
functional
institutional
international
national
nutritional
occasional
optional
personal
professional
promotional
regional
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional

Synonyms and antonyms of gravitational in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gravitational» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAVITATIONAL

Find out the translation of gravitational to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gravitational from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gravitational» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

与引力有关的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gravitacional
570 millions of speakers

English

gravitational
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुरुत्वाकर्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجاذبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гравитационное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gravitacional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মহাকর্ষীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gravitationnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Graviti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gravitations-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

重力の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

중력의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gravitasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hấp dẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुरुत्वाकर्षणाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerçekimi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gravitazionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grawitacyjna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гравітаційне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gravitațională
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρυτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gravitasiekrag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gravitations
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gravitasjons
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gravitational

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVITATIONAL»

The term «gravitational» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.754 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAVITATIONAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gravitational

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRAVITATIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gravitational.
1
Marshall Brickman
Music pulled me like a gravitational force. I entered college as a physics major but left as a Bachelor of Music, a degree with the same practical application as, say, one in the History of Chinese Poetry.
2
Norman Cousins
The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription.
3
Francois Englert
Gravitational and electromagnetic interactions are long-range interactions, meaning they act on objects no matter how far they are separated from each other.
4
Lee De Forest
To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth - all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne.
5
Murray Gell-Mann
Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they're seen by their gravitational effect.
6
Brendan I. Koerner
The hazards posed by Near-Earth Asteroids are assessed by Sentry, a computer system developed by the Near-Earth Objects Group at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The software factors together a cosmic rock's coordinates, distance, velocity, and gravitational influences to calculate its trajectory.
7
Imre Lakatos
The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever.
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Bill Lee
I think about the cosmic snowball theory. A few million years from now the sun will burn out and lose its gravitational pull. The earth will turn into a giant snowball and be hurled through space. When that happens it won't matter if I get this guy out.
9
Jonathan Nolan
Wormholes are a gravitational phenomena. Or imaginary gravitational phenomena, as the case may be.
10
Caitlin Rose
I have this friend who has a theory that lots of towns have energies. And, for instance, certain places in Alabama have bad ones because they were built on reservations or built on cemeteries or something. But Nashville has a really gravitational, magnetic pull.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAVITATIONAL»

Discover the use of gravitational in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gravitational and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics
This is a revised edition of a classic and highly regarded book, first published in 1981, describing the status of theory and experiment in general relativity.
Clifford M. Will, 1993
2
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy: An Introduction to ...
Written by outstanding researchers directly involved with the scientific program of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the book begins with a brief review of general relativity before going on to describe the ...
Jolien D. E. Creighton, Warren G. Anderson, 2012
3
Gravitational Lenses
This book is the first monograph (outside the USSR) on this topic.
P. Schneider, J. Ehlers, E.E. Falco, 1999
4
Gravitational Waves: Volume 1: Theory and Experiments
The aim of this book is to become a major reference text for gravitational-wave physics, covering in detail both the experimental and the theoretical aspects.
Michele Maggiore, 2008
5
Gravitational N-Body Simulations: Tools and Algorithms
This book discusses in detail all the relevant numerical methods for the classical N-body problem.
Sverre J. Aarseth, 2003
6
General Relativity and Gravitational Waves
Concise introduction by a pioneer in the investigation of gravitational waves explains the related Riemannian geometry and tensor calculus, conservation laws, and classic experiments. 1961 edition.
Joseph Weber, 1961
7
Gravitational Collapse and Spacetime Singularities
This book, first published in 2007, investigates these issues, and shows how the visible ultra-dense regions arise naturally and generically as an outcome of dynamical gravitational collapse.
Pankaj S. Joshi, 2007
8
Advanced Gravitational Wave Detectors
Introduces the technology and reviews the experimental issues; a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in physics and astrophysics.
D. G. Blair, 2012
9
Gravity's Shadow: The Search for Gravitational Waves
Gravity's Shadow chronicles the forty-year effort to detect gravitational waves, while exploring the meaning of scientific knowledge and the nature of expertise.
Harry Collins, 2010
10
Gravitational Solitons
This 2001 book gives a self-contained exposition of the theory of gravitational solitons and provides a comprehensive review of exact soliton solutions to Einstein's equations.
V. Belinski, E. Verdaguer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAVITATIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gravitational is used in the context of the following news items.
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Does the Density of Air Matter in the Home Run Derby?
The gravitational force is pretty easy to deal with. In fact, if there was only a gravitational force on the ball the motion would be fairly simple. «Wired, Jul 15»
2
The New Horizons Pluto flyby: what to expect
This is one of a few surprising aspects of how the mission will unfold, dictated by the hard limits of engineering and gravitational physics. «Vox, Jul 15»
3
ESO's dark matter survey begins shedding light on the structure of …
It doesn't reflect or absorb light, and can only be studied via its effect on the objects around it – through its gravitational pull on stars and ... «Gizmag, Jul 15»
4
How Fast is Gravity?
How long would it take for the gravitational well created by the Sun ... And this release of gravitational waves causes the pulsars to slow down. «Universe Today, Jul 15»
5
Granular matter: Charges dropped
The observation alone would have constituted an experimental feat — an intriguing analogue to celestial gravitational dynamics. But the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Finally seeing the Pluto System in all it's glory.
Far from a random and uninteresting chunk of ice, with little local gravitational influence on it's neighborhood, it is an example of binary ... «Science 2.0, Jul 15»
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Giant black hole in normal galaxy breaks the rules
“Black holes are objects that possess such a strong gravitational force that nothing—not even light—can escape. Einstein's theory of relativity ... «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»
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Ancient Comb Jelly Bones?
... rigid plates at one end, surrounding a sensory organ that responds to the Earth's gravitational pull, as well as eight spoke-like projections. «The Scientist, Jul 15»
9
Hennessy Chooses Ryan McGinness For New Artist Bottle …
There's this aesthetic gravitational pull. It lead me to want to make the fanciest painting I possibly could, because to me, that's what these kind of ... «Complex, Jul 15»
10
Unforced variations: July 2015
Gravitational energy is much smaller than this sum. It we are talking about heating the bulk of the ice, and not localized smaller volumes it ... «RealClimate, Jul 15»

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