"gravitational" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gravitational.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪʃənəl Etymology: gravitation + -al Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{suffix|en|gravitation|al}} gravitation + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gravitational (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: gravitic Translations (pertaining to gravitation): гравітацы́йны (hravitacýjny) (Belarusian), gravitacional (Catalan), gravitatori (Catalan), gravitační (Czech), gravitationeel (Dutch), gravitationnel (French), გრავიტაციული (graviṭaciuli) (Georgian), მიზიდულობითი (mizidulobiti) (Georgian), Gravitations- (German), gravitativ (German), gravitationsbedingt (German), imtharraingteach (Irish), gravitazionale (Italian), гравитациялық (gravitasiälyq) (Kazakh), grawitacyjny (Polish), gravitacional (Portuguese), gravitațional (Romanian), гравитацио́нный (gravitaciónnyj) (Russian), gravitácījskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), gravitatorio (Spanish), dagsinin (Tagalog), kütleçekimsel (Turkish), гравітаці́йний (hravitacíjnyj) (Ukrainian)

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