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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGravitational pull
/ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənl pʊl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The attractive force exerted by a celestial body or any mass that draws objects toward its center.
"The spacecraft escaped the gravitational pull of the Earth to enter deep space." - 2
A strong or irresistible attraction or influence exerted by something.
"She felt the irresistible gravitational pull of the bustling metropolis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'gravitational', derived from the Latin 'gravis' meaning heavy, dating back to the late 16th century via physics nomenclature, with 'pull', stemming from Old English 'pulian'. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern scientific discourse to describe the attractive force exerted by masses on one another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gravitational pull" is said worldwide
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attraction gravitationnelle
Transliteration: a-trak-sjɔ̃ ɡʁa-vi-ta-sjɔ-nɛl
"La lune est maintenue en orbite par l'attraction gravitationnelle de la Terre."
Anziehungskraft
Transliteration: /ˈantsɪʊŋsˌkʁaft/
"Die Anziehungskraft der Erde hält uns am Boden."
attrazione gravitazionale
Transliteration: at-trat-tʃo-ne ɡra-vi-tat-tsjo-na-le
"L'attrazione gravitazionale del sole è molto forte."
atracción gravitacional
Transliteration: a-trak-θjon ɡɾa-βi-ta-θjo-nal
"La atracción gravitacional de la Tierra nos mantiene firmes en el suelo."
atração gravitacional
Transliteration: a-tɾa-sãw ɡɾa-vi-ta-sjo-naw
"A atração gravitacional da Lua causa as marés."
गुरुत्वाकर्षण खिंचाव
Transliteration: gurutvākarṣaṇ khiñcāv
"पृथ्वी के गुरुत्वाकर्षण खिंचाव के कारण वस्तुएं नीचे गिरती हैं।"
引力
Transliteration: yǐnlì
"地球的引力把物体拉向地面。"
중력
Transliteration: jung-ryeok
"지구의 중력은 모든 물체를 아래로 끌어당긴다."
引力
Transliteration: inryoku
"地球の引力が物体を引き寄せる。"
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