gravitation

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɡɹævˈteɪʃən/ UK /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #43751

Meanings

1

noun
The natural force that attracts all objects with mass toward each other.

Newton's law of gravitation explains why objects fall to the ground.
2

noun
A gradual movement toward something attractive.

There has been a steady gravitation of young people to the big cities.

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1 noun · the natural force that... gravity

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō, from gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō (“to gravitate”), + -tiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

*gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European gravitātiō la-new

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# gravitation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɡɹævˈteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 43751

## Meanings
1. The natural force that attracts all objects with mass toward each other.
2. A gradual movement toward something attractive.

## Examples
- Newton's law of gravitation explains why objects fall to the ground.
- There has been a steady gravitation of young people to the big cities.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷreh₂-
- Root: gravitātiō

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō, from gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō (“to gravitate”), + -tiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
Gravitation is borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō, from gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō (“to gravitate”), + -tiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. The historical line also includes *gʷreh₂- (Proto-Indo-European). In current use, the main senses are “The natural force that attracts all objects with mass toward each other” and “A gradual movement toward something attractive”.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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