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gravitacional

gravitational

adjective grah-bee-tah-syoh-NAHL Rare

Usage Note

Gravitacional is an invariable adjective (same form for masculine and feminine) and is used exclusively in scientific and technical contexts: campo gravitacional (gravitational field), onda gravitacional (gravitational wave). The everyday noun is gravedad; learners should not confuse gravitacional with grave (serious/low-pitched), which shares the same Latin root gravis.

Examples

"La fuerza gravitacional mantiene a los planetas en órbita."

Natural Translation

Gravitational force keeps the planets in orbit.

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