gravitasi

See also: gravitași

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch gravitatie, from New Latin gravitātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraviˈtasi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: gra‧vi‧ta‧si

Noun

gravitasi (first-person possessive gravitasiku, second-person possessive gravitasimu, third-person possessive gravitasinya)

1. gravity:
   1. (classical mechanics) The force at the Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation, resulting from gravitation.
   2. (classical mechanics) gravitation: The fundamental force of attraction that exists between all particles with mass in the universe. It is the weakest of the four forces, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.

Alternative forms

• grafitasi
• (force at the Earth's): graviti (Standard Malay)
• (fundamental force of attraction): kegravitian (Standard Malay)

Synonyms

• gaya berat
• daya berat (Standard Malay)
• gaya tarik bumi

See also

• (fundamental interactions) interaksi dasar; gaya elektromagnetik, gaya nuklir kuat, gaya nuklir lemah, gravitasi ^{(Category: id:Physics)}

Further reading

• “gravitasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.