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  1. gravity (noun)
  2. center of gravity (noun)
  3. specific gravity (noun)
  4. zero gravity (noun)

grav·i·ty

Pronounced:

/ˈgrævəti/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Meaning:

[noncount] 1 : a very serious quality or condition : the condition of being grave or serious ▪ They didn't seem to understand the gravity [=seriousness] of the situation. ▪ He uttered the oath with proper gravity. [=solemnity]
2 technical : the natural force that tends to cause physical things to move towards each other : the force that causes things to fall towards the Earth ▪ attempting to defy gravity ▪ the force of gravity —see also center of gravity
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