English Explanatory Dictionary

gravitational constant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several empirical physical constants involved in the calculation of the gravitational attraction between objects with mass. Newtonian and Einsteinian variants exist.
  2. Ellipsis of Newtonian gravitational constant.
  3. Ellipsis of Einstein gravitational constant.

Word forms

gravitational constant gravitational constants

Synonyms

Einstein's constant

Related words

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Translations

Finnish: gravitaatiovakio Finnish: painovoimavakio Georgian: გრავიტაციული მუდმივა Hindi: गुरुत्वाकर्षक स्थिरांक Polish: stała grawitacji Polish: stała grawitacyjna
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