gravity
noun/ˈɡrævəti/
[uncountable]Слово англійською: gravity
Переклад gravity українською: тяжі́ння, гравіта́ція, центр ваги́, (стан) неваго́мості
Детальний опис
- (abbreviation g)the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped
- Newton’s law of gravity
Wordfinder- amplitude
- atom
- energy
- fission
- force
- frequency
- gravity
- molecule
- nuclear
- physics
- (formal) extreme importance and a cause for worry synonym seriousness
- I don't think you realise the gravity of the situation.
- Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence.
- (formal) serious behaviour, speech or appearance
- They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.
see also grave1
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in sense (2)): from Old French, or from Latin gravitas ‘weight, seriousness’, from gravis ‘heavy’. Sense (1) dates from the 17th cent.