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acceleration of gravity — acceleration of a body falling in a vacuum under the influence of the earth s gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time, its value at sea level in latitude 45 degrees being 980.616 centimeters per second per second… … Useful english dictionary
acceleration of gravity — n the acceleration of a body in free fall under the influence of the earth s gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time with the value 980.665 centimeters per second per second abbr. g * * * standard gravity … Medical dictionary
acceleration of gravity — n. the gravitational acceleration of a freely falling object, expressed in terms of the rate of increase of velocity per second: on earth 980.665 cm (32.17 ft) per second per second is the standard: abbrev. g … English World dictionary
acceleration of gravity — sunkio pagreitis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. acceleration of gravity vok. Schwerebeschleunigung, f rus. ускорение силы тяжести, n pranc. accélération de chute libre, f; accélération de la gravité, f; accélération due à la… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
acceleration of gravity — acceleration of a free falling body under the influence of gravity (equal to approximately 32 feet per second) … English contemporary dictionary
acceleration of gravity — Physics. the acceleration of a falling body in the earth s gravitational field, inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the body to the center of the earth, and varying somewhat with latitude: approximately 32 ft. (9.8 m) per… … Universalium
acceleration of gravity — accelera′tion of grav′ity n. phs the acceleration of a falling body in the earth s gravitational field, approximately 32 ft. (9.8 m) per second per second Symbol: g 1) • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
gravity — [grav′i tē] n. pl. gravities [L gravitas, weight, heaviness < gravis, heavy: see GRAVE1] 1. the state or condition of being grave; esp., a) solemnity or sedateness of manner or character; earnestness b) danger or threat; ominous quality [the… … English World dictionary
Gravity turn — A gravity turn or zero lift turn is a maneuver (see trajectory optimization) used in launching a spacecraft into, or descending from, an orbit around a celestial body such as a planet or a moon. This launch trajectory offers two main advantages… … Wikipedia
gravity — /grav i tee/, n., pl. gravities. 1. the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. 2. heaviness or weight. 3. gravitation in general. 4. See acceleration of gravity. 5. a unit of acceleration… … Universalium
