English Explanatory Dictionary

gravity well

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The area of space around a celestial body that is dominated by the body's gravitational field.

Word forms

gravity well gravity wells

Etymology

From gravity + well,

Synonyms

gravitational well
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