Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - gravity
Gravity
gravity
n. 1 a the force that attracts a body to the centre of the earth or other celestial body. b the degree of intensity of this measured by acceleration. c gravitational force. 2 the property of having weight. 3 a importance, seriousness; the quality of being grave. b solemnity, sobriety; serious demeanour. Phrases and idioms gravity feed the supply of material by its fall under gravity. Etymology: F gravit{eacute} or L gravitas f. gravis heavy
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noun (plural -ties) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French gravité, from Latin gravitat-, gravitas, from gravis Date: 1505 1. dignity or sobriety of bearing, importance, significance, a serious situation or problem, weight, 3. a. the gravitational attraction of the mass of the earth, the moon, or a planet for bodies at or near its surface, a fundamental physical force that is responsible for interactions which occur because of mass between particles, between aggregations of matter (as stars and planets), and between particles (as photons) and aggregations of matter, that is 1039 times weaker than the strong force, and that extends over infinite distances but is dominant over macroscopic distances especially between aggregations of matter, acceleration of ~, specific ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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