THEORY OF GRAVITATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does theory of gravitation mean?
• THEORY OF GRAVITATION (noun)
The noun THEORY OF GRAVITATION has 1 sense:
1. (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
Familiarity information: THEORY OF GRAVITATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THEORY OF GRAVITATION (noun)
Meaning:
(physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
gravitational theory; Newton's theory of gravitation; theory of gravitation; theory of gravity
Hypernyms ("theory of gravitation" is a kind of...):
scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)
Meronyms (parts of "theory of gravitation"):
law of gravitation; Newton's law of gravitation ((physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
