gravitation的词源

英文词源

gravitation (n.)

1640s in physics, "force that gives weight to objects," also figurative, "act of tending toward a center of attraction," from Modern Latin gravitare (see gravitate). Compare gravity.

中文词源

gravitation：引力

来自词根grav, 重，词源同barometer, guru, gravity. 用于科学术语。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：gravitation 词源，gravitation 含义。

gravitation：吸引力；倾向，趋势；重力，引力作用，万有引力，地心吸力   

词根词缀： -grav-重;压迫 + -it名词词尾 + -ation名词词尾