gravity

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
2. (countable, uncountable) The state or condition of being grave; seriousness.
3. (countable, uncountable) The lowness of a note.
4. (countable, uncountable) The phenomenon that, on earth, objects have weight; the similar phenomenon on other celestial bodies such as the moon.
5. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Gravitation, the universal force exercised by two bodies on each other by virtue of their masses.
6. (countable, uncountable) A law or laws of gravitation: any theory which attempts to account for the phenomena of weight and/or the mutual attraction of massive objects (Aristotelian gravity, Newtonian gravity).
7. (countable, uncountable) Specific gravity.

Συνώνυμα

seriousness

gravitation

solemnity

weight

heaviness

importance

graveness

gravitational force

severity

earnestness

dignity

gravitational attraction

soberness

attraction

significance

sobriety

balance

weightiness

consequence

gravitas

leadenness

stodginess

scales

staidness

sombreness

somberness

severeness

sedateness

worth

attractive force

gr

gr.

saturninity

saturnineness

attraction force

allure

intelligent falling

appeal

austerity

authoritativeness

beefiness

degree

force of gravity

g

g

grace

impressiveness

invocation

modesty

momentousness

personal magnetism

pith

poise

ponderosity

preciousness

presence

pull

respect

richness

rigor

rigour

severity code

valuableness

worthiness

drawing power

gravity potential

terrestrial attraction

Μεταφράσεις

gravité

Schwerkraft

gravedad

zwaartekracht

Gravitation

gravitation

pesanteur

gravitación

Schwere

Ernst

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɡɹævɪti/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Συγγενές με Γαλλικά: gravité

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin gravitās (“weight”) (compare French gravité), from gravis (“heavy”). Doublet of gravitas. First attested in the 16th century.