GRAVITATIONAL ATTRACTION
\ɡɹˌavɪtˈe͡ɪʃənə͡l ɐtɹˈakʃən], \ɡɹˌavɪtˈeɪʃənəl ɐtɹˈakʃən], \ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_v_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n_əl ɐ_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface; "the more remote the body the less the gravity"; "the gravitation between two bodies is proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them"; "gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love"--Albert Einstein
By Princeton University
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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).