Meaning of gravity in English
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Noun
gravityEtymology
late 15th century (in gravity (sense 2)): from Old French, or from Latin gravitas‘weight, seriousness’, from gravis‘heavy’. gravity (sense 1) dates from the 17th centuryDefinitions
1. (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universeExamples
- « especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface »
- « the more remote the body the less the gravity »
- « the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the p »
Derived terms
- 2. a manner that is serious and solemn
- 3. a solemn and dignified feeling
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Famous quotes
- « Bad things do happen how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself. » Walter Anderson
- « The thing you can't let go of is gravity. The reality of gravity in writing. If someone says something really mean in a sitcom, and the next wave isn't a reaction to the reality of that, you start losing relatability. In a lot of romantic comedies, they throw out the rules of life. » Michael Patrick King
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- « I didn't appreciate the young woman that I was, or my young beauty, because I was so obsessed with the fact that I felt fat. It's never good to add to anybody else's suffering. It's an important topic to really get the gravity and the importance of - dealing with dignity. » Margaret Cho
- « In some movies you feel like you're a very small part of a huge machine. Whereas in the theater you can have a very small part, but you can still feel the weight and the gravity of it. Given the nature of theater, it's a more concentrated and quiet experience. » Minnie Driver