/ˈɡræv.ə.ti/
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Translation
The force that pulls everything down towards the earth.
Word origin
From Latin gravitas, meaning weight or heaviness, from gravis, heavy.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- gravis
- English cognates
- grave, grief
Examples
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Gravity pulls things down towards the ground.
less .
That is why astronauts can jump so high there.
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Here gravity means how serious something is.
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