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gravitational field

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

the field produced by the gravitational force of mass

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: field, field of force, force field

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гравитационно поле — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Danish: tyngdefelt — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Dutch: gravitatieveld — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Dutch: zwaartekrachtsveld — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Finnish: gravitaatiokenttä — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Finnish: painovoimakenttä — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • French: champ gravitationnel — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Georgian: გრავიტაციული ველი (graviṭaciuli veli) — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • German: Gravitationsfeld — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Hungarian: gravitációs tér — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Icelandic: þyngdarsvið — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Italian: campo gravitazionale — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Polish: pole grawitacyjne — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Portuguese: campo gravitacional — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Romanian: câmp gravitațional — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Spanish: campo gravitacional — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Spanish: campo gravitatorio — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Tagalog: dagsining larang — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass
  • Turkish: kütleçekimi alanı — the field produced by the gravitational force of mass