gravitational
adjective/ˌɡrævɪˈteɪʃənəl/
Frequency rank: #7,745 most common English word
Meaning
relating to the force of gravity that attracts objects toward one another.
Example sentence
The Moon stays in orbit around Earth because of gravitational pull.
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