Phenomena and Processes

Gravitation

Acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two centers of mass. It is also the force imparted by the earth, moon, or a planet to an object near its surface. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988)

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Acceleration produced by the mutual attraction of two masses, and of magnitude inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two centers of mass. It is also the force imparted by the earth, moon, or a planet to an object near its surface. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988)

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  • G Force
  • Gravistimulation
  • Gravity
  • Force, G
  • G Forces
  • Gravities

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  1. G01w.060.350w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Gravitation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006112. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006112
  2. Gravitation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity
  3. Gravitation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11412