passive gravitational mass

English

Noun

passive gravitational mass (plural passive gravitational masses)

1. (physics) The mass of an object measured via the gravitational force experienced by it in a known gravitational field

Synonyms

• inertial mass (in Einsteinian and Newtonian gravitation)

Hypernyms

• gravitational mass
• mass

Coordinate terms

• inertial mass

Related terms

• active gravitational mass

See also

• weight