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- pronunciation:
- grae
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
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gravities |
definition 1: |
the force by which a planet or other such body tends to draw objects toward its center.
On Earth, objects fall to the ground because of the pull of gravity.
- synonyms:
- pull
- similar words:
- attraction
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definition 2: |
gravitational attraction or movement.
- synonyms:
- gravitation, pull
- similar words:
- attraction
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definition 3: |
weight.
- synonyms:
- heaviness, mass
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definition 4: |
seriousness in consequence or in manner.
He didn't seem to understand the gravity of the situation.We were taken aback by the gravity with which he now spoke.- synonyms:
- consequence, import, importance, moment, seriousness, significance, sobriety, solemnity
- antonyms:
- comedy, levity
- similar words:
- depth, graveness, magnitude, urgency, weight
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related words: |
consequence, emphasis, moment |
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The word gravity comes from a Latin word that means "heavy." Its first meaning in English was "seriousness and dignity." It was first used as a scientific term for the force that causes objects to have weight in 1641. A year later, Sir Isaac Newton was born, and Galileo died.
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