Gravity
Meaning
The force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
Pronunciation
UK ˈɡrævəti
US ˈɡrævəti
Example Sentences
- Venus is sometimes called the sister planet of Earth as they are quite similar in size and gravity.
- In Hudson Bay, there is an area that has less gravity than the rest of the world.
- The [Moon's] gravity pulls on Earth's oceans and creates the tides we see every day.
- Gravity slowly pulls this material together until it forms a tight, spinning ball.
- Astronauts must learn how to live and work without gravity.
- In zero gravity, simple tasks like eating and sleeping become very difficult.
- These pools help them feel what it is like to move in zero gravity.
- A rocket must travel at least 11 kilometers per second to escape Earth's gravity.
- Gravity pulls everything toward the ground with great force.
- To overcome gravity, a rocket must produce an enormous amount of thrust.
Learn Gravity in Context
A Simple Look at the Solar SystemThe solar system is so large that light takes over eight minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth. It is made up of the Sun, eight planets, and many smaller objects such as moons and asteroids. The Sun...Read story 
What the First Photographs of a Black Hole RevealedA black hole [cannot] be photographed, and yet in 2019 we did exactly that. What the Event Horizon Telescope revealed was never the hole itself, but the silhouette it carves in the incandescent gas or...Read story
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