GRAVITA'TION
\ɡɹˌavɪtˈaʃən], \ɡɹˌavɪtˈaʃən], \ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_v_ɪ_t_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The force by virtue of which every particle of matter attracts every other particle of matter with an intensity directly proportionate to the mass of the attracting particles and inversely proportional to the square of the distance of the body attracted.
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Movement in accordance with gravity.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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