- gravity, gravitation, gravitational attraction, gravitational force - (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein
--1 is a kind of attraction, attractive force
--1 has particulars: solar gravityDerived form: verb gravitate3 - gravitation - movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction; "irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps"
--2 is a kind of change of location, travel
Antonyms: levitation
--2 has particulars: drop, fallDerived form: verb gravitate3 - gravitation - a figurative movement toward some attraction; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs"
--3 is a kind of drift, trend, movement
Derived forms: verb gravitate1, verb gravitate2