gravitation
One of these gadgets can measure the gravitational attraction between two objects.
Orbiting planets exert a gravitational tug on their star.
He is a NASA specialist on the effects of gravitational forces on pilots.

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gravitational | American Dictionary

gravitational
adjective
us/ˌɡræv·ɪˈteɪ·ʃə·nəl/
physics
involving gravity
 gravitational field
A gravitational field is the area around a large object, such as a planet, where gravity has an effect.
 gravitational force
Gravitational force is the same as gravity.
 gravitational potential energy
Gravitational potential energy is the energy that an object has because it is in a situation where gravity could affect it.

Examples of gravitational

gravitational
In this geometry, the gravitational acceleration is directed in the -y -direction.
This study suggests that the rift configuration is controlled by gravitational spreading of the consecutively overlapping volcanic edifices.
In fact, for vanishing gravitational field, these equilibria have no well-defined limit.
In the vertical configuration, gravitational force is in the moving direction.
The overall focus of this research in our laboratory was to determine the mechanisms by which plants adapt to changes in the gravitational environment.
At the contact boundary, the gravitational turbulent mixing zone growing with time was formed.
The effects of various dampings on the threshold of the gravitational instability can be deduced by numerical solutions of (26) and (27).
The star exerts a strong gravitational force, which complicates the ship's manoeuvring.
The particle's radiation field is coupled to the earth's gravitational field and hence the charge doesn't radiate.
This is a prediction which gravitational microlensing planet-search surveys should be able to test within the next decade.
Gravitational acceleration is neglected since typical values of the centripetal acceleration far exceed it.
The gravitational constant was a global invariant, as far as anyone knew; after 1905 the speed of light would also be accorded that status.
The moon and sun's gravitational forces mostly drive the longest waves (tides).
Due to this effect, the gravitational instability develops gradually in the diffusion time (approximately 21.7t0 107 years).
This method, however, could only deal with cases where the only destabilizing load is due to the gravitational force.
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