gravitating

Meanings

• adjective, verb

  Tending to draw or pull towards a center or attractive force; moving towards a center.

  - "The planets in our solar system gravitate towards the sun."
  - "The apple falls towards the earth due to its gravitational pull."

• verb

  To move or come towards something, especially under the influence of a force.

  - "The moons of Jupiter gravitate towards their planet."
  - "The electrons gravitate towards the nucleus of an atom."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gravitating
gravitas , histrionics , mastodonics

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Variants

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gravitate , gravitated , gravitates , gravitating

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Forms

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gravitates, gravitatingly, gravitation

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'gravitas', meaning weight or heaviness.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gravitation' was first used by Sir Isaac Newton in his book 'Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica' published in 1687.

2. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces in the universe, but it is the only one that affects everyday life on Earth.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gravity: The force that attracts objects towards each other. Gravity is a fundamental force in the universe and is responsible for the structure of galaxies and the orbits of planets.

2. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation: A physical law that describes the gravitational force between two objects. It states that every point mass attracts every other point mass by a force acting along the line intersecting both points.

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Culture

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In physics, gravitating is a fundamental property of matter that causes objects to attract one another. It plays a crucial role in the structure and behavior of the universe. In literature, 'gravitating' is used metaphorically to describe the pull or attraction towards something.

How to Memorize "gravitating"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a planet orbiting around a star, with the gravitational pull of the star keeping the planet in its orbit.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gravitating' with the concept of attraction or pulling towards a center.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'gravitating' starts with the same letters as 'gravity'.

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