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gravity
noun
-
gravity
the
natural
force
that
pulls
objects
toward
the
centre
of
the
Earth
or
any
other
large
body
in
space
•
The
apple
slipped
from
the
tree
and
fell
to
the
ground
because
of
gravity
.
The
apple
slipped
from
the
tree
and
fell
to
the
ground
because
of
gravity
.
•
Astronauts
on
the
Moon
experience
weaker
gravity
than
on
Earth
.
Astronauts
on
the
Moon
experience
weaker
gravity
than
on
Earth
.
From
Old
French
gravité
,
from
Latin
gravitās
“
heaviness
,
weight
,
seriousness
”,
from
gravis
“
heavy
”.
noun
-
gravity
the
seriousness
or
importance
of
a
situation
,
decision
,
or
manner
•
Everyone
understood
the
gravity
of
the
situation
when
the
power
plant
shut
down
.
Everyone
understood
the
gravity
of
the
situation
when
the
power
plant
shut
down
.
•
Her
voice
carried
a
sense
of
gravity
that
made
the
room
fall
silent
.
Her
voice
carried
a
sense
of
gravity
that
made
the
room
fall
silent
.
Sense
of
“
seriousness
”
developed
in
the
16th
century
from
the
earlier
Latin
meaning
of
weight
and
heaviness
.
