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gravitation

noun (MOVEMENT TOWARDS)
 
 
/ˌɡræv.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

Definition

[S or U] an occasion when someone or something moves or is attracted in the direction of a particular thing or person: The gravitation of country people to/towards the capital began in the 1920s.Movement gravitational
 
 
/-əl/ adjective
relating to gravity or gravitation: gravitational forcesEnergy, force and powerPower and intensity
(Definition of gravitation noun (MOVEMENT TOWARDS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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