gravitación

gravitation

noun grah-bee-tah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: From Latin gravitatio, from gravitare, 'to weigh, exert gravity'.

Also means

gravity

Usage Note

Gravitación refers to the phenomenon of gravitational attraction between masses — gravitación universal is the standard Spanish term for Newton's law of universal gravitation. The everyday word for gravity (as a force) is gravedad; gravitación is the more formal or technical equivalent used in scientific texts.

Examples

"La gravitación mantiene los planetas en órbita."

Natural Translation

Gravitation keeps the planets in orbit.

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