gravity
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gravity/ˈɡravəti/
▶noun
- 1 Physics the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
■ the degree of intensity of this, measured by acceleration.
- 2 extreme importance; seriousness.
■ solemnity of manner.
– origin C15: from OFr., or from L. gravitas ‘weight, seriousness’.
'gravity' also found in these Oxford entries:
antigravity
- ballistic
- ballistic missile
- barycentric
- brachistochrone
- centre
- collapsar
- field
- free fall
- g
- geotropism
- gravimeter
- gravimetric
- gravitate
- gravitation
- gravitational constant
- gravity feed
- gravity wave
- G-suit
- lift
- microgravity
- original gravity
- otolith
- ripple
- SG
- slingshot
- specific gravity
- statolith
- weightless
- zero gravity
