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# gravitational

adjective

«gravitational» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Gravitational means about gravity, the force that pulls things towards each other, like objects falling to the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#m1)
2. Used in science to describe the pull of planets, stars and the Moon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in science lessons on space and forces: «gravitational pull», «gravitational force», «gravitational field». It tells the reader the topic is the force of gravity.

### Examples

- The Moon's gravitational pull causes tides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#x1)
- Earth's gravitational force keeps us on the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#x2)
- Jupiter has a very strong gravitational pull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#x3)
- Astronauts float because they are falling around Earth in its gravitational field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#x4)
- Black holes have huge gravitational fields. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#x5)
- Gravitational force is measured in newtons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/#x6)

### Note

Adjective from «gravity» (gravitation). Spelling: gra-vi-ta-tion-al. Myth: astronauts in orbit are not free of gravity; they are falling around the Earth. On the Moon, gravity is about one sixth of Earth's, so you would weigh about one sixth as much.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gravitational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gravitational/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gravitational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gravitational.html) on Mova free.