gravitation
/ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- movement, or a tendency to move, towards a centre of attractive force, as in the falling of bodies to the earth引力（如重力等）作用下的运动（或运动倾向）。
1.1
- Physics a force of attraction exerted by each particle of matter in the universe on every other particle【物理】（万有）引力：
the law of universal gravitation.
万有引力定律。比较GRAVITY.
1.2
- figurative movement towards or attraction to something〈喻〉移动; 吸引：
this recent gravitation towards the Continent.
最近向欧洲大陆的人员流动。
派生词
gravitational
adjectivegravitationally
adverb词源
mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin gravitatio（n-）， from the verb gravitare （see GRAVITATE）.