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Physics The natural phenomenon of attraction between physical objects with mass or energy.
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Physics The act or process of moving under the influence of this attraction.
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A movement toward a source of attraction: the gravitation of the middle classes to the suburbs.
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The force of attraction that bodies exert on one another as a result of their mass
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Any process or result caused by this interaction, such as the fall of a body to the surface of the earth
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