gravitational en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin gravitō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō New Latin gravitātiōbor. English gravitation English -al English gravitational From gravitation + -al.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
Unlike most moons of the solar system, ours has the heft, the gravitational gravitas, to pull itself into a sphere.
2014 September 7, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times:
Deriveds
high frequency gravitational wave · cosmic gravitational-wave background · active gravitational mass · gravitational mass · high-frequency gravitational wave · electrogravitational · gravitational redshift · isogravitational · magnetogravitational · gravitational radiation · gravastar · nongravitational · gravitational lens · hydrogravitational · progravitational · cosmic gravitational wave background · gravitational interaction · gravitationality · gravitational mass · gravitational-wave background · gravitational singularity · gravitational mirage · supergravitational · thermogravitational · hypergravitational · gravitationally · gravitational field · gravitational well · gravitational slingshot · gravitational constant · gravitational lensing · photogravitational · milligravitational · gravitational convection · antigravitational · gravitational propulsion · gravitational wave · gravitational assist · gravitational collapse · microgravitational · gravitational wave background · gravitational keyhole · gravitational force
Synonyms
Translations (26)
cs gravitační (pertaining to gravitation) · de gravitationsbedingt (pertaining to gravitation) · ga imtharraingteach (pertaining to gravitation) · nl gravitationeel (pertaining to gravitation) · ka გრავიტაციული (pertaining to gravitation) · sh gravitácījskī (pertaining to gravitation) · fi painovoima- (pertaining to gravitation) · pl grawitacyjny (pertaining to gravitation) · fi gravitaationaalinen (pertaining to gravitation) · es gravitacional (pertaining to gravitation) · ca gravitatori (pertaining to gravitation) · tl dagsinin (pertaining to gravitation) · uk гравітаці́йний (pertaining to gravitation) · ro gravitațional (pertaining to gravitation) · kk гравитациялық (pertaining to gravitation) · be гравітацы́йны (pertaining to gravitation) · tr kütleçekimsel (pertaining to gravitation) · ka მიზიდულობითი (pertaining to gravitation) · it gravitazionale (pertaining to gravitation) · fr gravitationnel (pertaining to gravitation) · de gravitativ (pertaining to gravitation) · ca gravitacional (pertaining to gravitation) · de Gravitations- (pertaining to gravitation) · es gravitatorio (pertaining to gravitation) · pt gravitacional (pertaining to gravitation) · ru гравитацио́нный (pertaining to gravitation)