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GRAVITY

Origin: L. Gravitas, fr. Gravis hard; cf. F. Gravite. See Grave, Grief. 1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead. 2. Sobriety of nature or demeanor. "Men of gravity and learning."< p. 648 needs proofing ##proof - especially italicized words (aso in etymologies) are not properly marked 3. Meaning, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense. "They derive an meaning from . . . The gravity of the seat where they were uttered." (Burke) 4. The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; especially, the tendency of a body toward the center of the land; terrestrial gravitation. 5. Lowness of tone; opposed to acuteness. Center of gravity See Center. Gravity battery, See Battery. Specific gravity, the ratio of the weight of a body to the weight of an equal volume of some another body taken as the standard or unit. This standard is generally water for solids and liquids, and air for gases. Thus, 19, the specific gravity of gold, expresses the fact that, bulk for bulk, gold is nineteen times as hard as water. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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