gravitational

Etymology

gravitation + -al

adj

  1. Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.
    Unlike most moons of the solar system, ours has the heft, the gravitational gravitas, to pull itself into a sphere. 7 September 2014, Natalie Angier, “The Moon comes around again [print version: Revisiting a moon that still has secrets to reveal: Supermoon revives interest in its violent origins and hidden face, International New York Times, 10 September 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times

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