greaseball
- n (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent
gravimeter
- n a measuring instrument for determining the specific gravity of a liquid or solid
- n a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
graving dock
- n a large dock from which water can be pumped out; used for building ships or for repairing a ship below its waterline
gravitation
- n (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein - n movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction
irrigation by gravitation rather than by pumps - n a figurative movement toward some attraction
the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs
gravitation wave
- n (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light
gravitational attraction
- n (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface