GRAVITA'TION
\ɡɹˌavɪtˈaʃən], \ɡɹˌavɪtˈaʃən], \ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_v_ɪ_t_ˈa_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The force by virtue of which every particle of matter attracts every other particle of matter with an intensity directly proportionate to the mass of the attracting particles and inversely proportional to the square of the distance of the body attracted.
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Movement in accordance with gravity.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).