Meaning & use

gravity

noun·Academic

The attraction between objects that have mass.

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Gravity pulls the falling apple toward Earth.

The Moon's gravity helps keep a spacecraft in lunar orbit.

A note on using this word

Gravity acts between masses, not only between an object and Earth. Objects in orbit are still affected by gravity.

Words with a similar meaning

gravitation

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