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Gravitation
The act of gravitating.
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Broader term 5
An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending…
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A driving; a violent movement.
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The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; progress; ad…
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To labor; to travail.
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To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
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Narrower term 2
The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest easily measured portion of a flui…
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To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; th…
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Derivationally related 4
To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward…
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To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward…
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Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units.
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Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational units.
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Synonym 1
The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
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Antonym 2
Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
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Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light.
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