noun
(physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
• Syn: ↑gravitational constant, ↑universal gravitational constant, ↑G
• Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy
• Hypernyms: ↑constant
• Part Holonyms: ↑law of gravitation, ↑Newton's law of gravitation
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: the acceleration produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at unit distance and having a value of about 6.670×10-8 in cgs units
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Physics.
See under law of gravitation. Symbol: G Also called gravitational constant.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.