gravity field

collocation in English

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gravity
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɡræv.ə.ti/us
/ˈɡræv.ə.t̬i/
the force that attracts objects towards one another, especially the force that makes things fall to ...
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field
noun
uk
/fiːld/us
/fiːld/
an area of land, used for growing crops or keeping animals, usually surrounded by ...
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(Definition ofgravityandfieldfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This can measure changes in thegravityfieldover time.
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In extreme cases, the absorber can be ejected into space, then it will create agravityfieldin surrounding space.
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Thisgravityfieldincludes mean anomaly values compiled directly from observed gravity data wherever the latter was available in sufficient quantity.
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However, glacial isostatic adjustment of the ice sheets affect ground deformation and thegravityfieldtoday.
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It was used to circularize the orbit of the spacecraft in order to increase the precision of the measurement of thegravityfield.
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It is assumed that acceleration of thegravityfieldis directed from a heavy substance to a light one.
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This relic of maturation in agravityfieldcould ensure that such eggs carry out normal rotation.
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The regionalgravityfieldis characterized by an elongated northwest-southeast large positive anomaly with the steeper northeastern gradient and a gentler southwestern one.
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Note, that ill-conditioned systems of equations (originated by a discretisation of operator equations) are not new in geodesy, in particular when satellite observations are used forgravityfieldestimation.
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Of the photographs measured for spike growth all indicated an acceleration of less than half the rate of free fall in the particular virtualgravityfieldapplied.
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Its main goals will be to collect data on thegravityfield, evidence of past or present water, weather and climate, and landing sites for future missions.
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This argument allows one to develop a number of explicit solutions for domains evolving ingravityfieldin the presence of a dipole at the origin.
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Momentum charging uses the rotovator to move mass from a place that is higher in agravityfieldto a place that is lower.
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By sensing thegravityfieldat each segment, the bend angles between each segment can be calculated.
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Through a supraconductive gravimeter, the observatory provides relative and continuousgravityfieldmeasurements.
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Other inventions include the precise measurement of the earth'sgravityfieldfrom surface ships, previously hampered by the inherently instability of the ship platform.
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In other words, it is the cost of having to hold the rocket up in agravityfield.
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When operating, it can cause significant increases in the localgravityfield.
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Gravityfieldmodelling studies have shown that the crustal thickness in this area is 60% greater than normal, there is an elevated spreading ridge.
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