gravitational
pronunciation
How to pronounce gravitational in British English:
UK [ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃənl]
How to pronounce gravitational in American English:
US [ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or caused by gravitation
Word Origin
- gravitational (adj.)
- 1816, from gravitation + -al (1). Related: Gravitationally.
Example
- 1. One approach attempts to pin down the exact electromagnetic force needed to balance the gravitational tug on an object .
- 2. It showed that waves at different heights oscillate at different frequencies due to gravitational time stretching .
- 3. A neutron star is under a constant pressure battle : massive gravitational pressure squeezing the neutrons together , but a countering neutron degeneracy pressure pushing out .
- 4. Gravitational perturbations from the clumps , in turn , can push the nascent planets into orbits closer to the parent star .
- 5. When you are trying to get an idea to survive the gravitational force of operations , you need to preserve those windows of non-stimulation .