Interstellar vs. Gravity
Interstellar vs. Gravity
Test how “Interstellar” and “Gravity” look in your own writing.
Interstellar
Term ABetween the stars.
Example: ‘It can take centuries for light to travel interstellar distances.’;
Among the stars.
Example: ‘Space is littered with interstellar particles.’;
Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space.
between or among stars;
Example: ‘the density of hydrogen in interplanetary and interstellar space’;
Gravity
Term BResultant force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation.
Gravitation, universal force exercised by two bodies onto each other (In casual discussion, gravity and gravitation are often used interchangeably).
The state or condition of having weight; weight; heaviness.
Specific gravity
The state or condition of being grave; seriousness.
Example: ‘I hope you appreciate the gravity of the situation.’;
(music) The lowness of a note.
The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
Sobriety of character or demeanor.
Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
Example: ‘They derive an importance from . . . the gravity of the place where they were uttered.’;
The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
Lowness of tone; - opposed to acuteness.
(physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface;
Example: ‘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’;
a manner that is serious and solemn
a solemn and dignified feeling
the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
the degree of intensity of gravity, measured by acceleration.
extreme importance; seriousness
Example: ‘crimes of the utmost gravity’;
solemnity of manner
Example: ‘has the poet ever spoken with greater eloquence or gravity?’;
Gravity (from Latin gravitas 'weight'), or gravitation, is a natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy—including planets, stars, galaxies, and even light—are attracted to (or gravitate toward) one another. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects, and the Moon's gravity causes the ocean tides.
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