gravity
US: /ˈɡɹævəti/, /ˈɡɹævɪti/
UK: /ɡɹˈævɪti/
UK: /ɡɹˈævɪti/
English Vietnamese dictionary
gravity /'græviti/
- danh từ
- (vật lý) sự hút, sự hấp dẫn; trọng lực; trọng lượng
- centre of gravity: trọng tâm
- force of gravity: trọng lực
- specific gravity: trọng lượng riêng
- vẻ nghiêm trang, vẻ nghiêm nghị
- to preserve one's gravity: giữ được vẻ nghiêm trang
- to lose one's gravity: mất vẻ nghiêm trang
- tính nghiêm trọng, tính trầm trọng (tình hình, vết thương...)
- (vật lý) sự hút, sự hấp dẫn; trọng lực; trọng lượng
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]
1 (abbreviation g) the force that attracts objects in space towards each other, and that on the earth pulls them towards the centre of the planet, so that things fall to the ground when they are dropped: Newton's law of gravity
See also -
2 (formal) extreme importance and a cause for worry
Synonym: SERIOUSNESS
I don't think you realise the gravity of the situation. + Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence.
3 (formal) serious behaviour, speech or appearance: They were asked to behave with the gravity that was appropriate in a court of law.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 gravitation; attraction:
After middle age, the body obeys the laws of gravity but not of mutual attraction
2 seriousness, acuteness, immediacy, importance, significance, weight, magnitude, severity, urgency, exigency, momentousness, weightiness:
When I saw mother's expression I realized the gravity of the situation.
3 solemnity, dignity, sombreness, staidness, sedateness, sobriety, gravitas, soberness, reserve; gloominess, grimness:
The ceremony was conducted with suitable gravity.
Collocation dictionary
1 natural force
ADJ.
weak, zero
the weak gravity on the moon
| strong
VERB + GRAVITY
be subject to
All objects are subject to gravity.
| defy
The building leans so much that it seems to defy gravity.
PREP.
by ~
The water flows from the tank by gravity to the houses below.
PHRASES
centre of gravity
(often figurative) Europe's economic centre of gravity shifted northwards.
| the force of gravity, the law/laws of gravity
2 seriousness
ADJ.
extreme
I don't think you realize the extreme gravity of this offence.
VERB + GRAVITY
appreciate, realize, understand
PREP.
with ~
Criminal law does not treat traffic offences with the gravity they deserve.
Concise English dictionary
gravities'grævətɪ
noun
+(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
+a manner that is serious and solemn
+a solemn and dignified feeling
