Example: Die Gravitation beeinflusst die Bewegung der Planeten im Sonnensystem.
Definition
"Gravitation" means the natural force that attracts objects with mass towards each other, especially the force that causes planets to orbit the sun and objects to fall to the ground. It influences the movement of planets in the solar system and everyday phenomena involving weight and falling.
The word "Gravitation" comes from the Latin 'gravitas,' meaning 'weight' or 'heaviness.' It was adopted into German and other languages to describe the force that causes masses to attract. Did you know the concept was formalized by Isaac Newton in the 17th century, linking the term closely to physics and astronomy?
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"Gravitation" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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