GRAVITY GRADIENT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object

Example:

the gravity gradient of the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth

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Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("gravity gradient" is a kind of...):

gradient (a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension)

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