gravity well

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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well
adjective[usually after verb]
uk
/wel/us
/wel/
healthy; ...
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(Definition ofgravityandwellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The proper time of objects within agravitywellwill pass more slowly than the coordinate time even when they are at rest with respect to the coordinate reference frame.
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These theories state that, relative to a given observer, time passes more slowly for bodies moving quickly relative to that observer, or bodies that are deeper within agravitywell.
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In this quasi-state of being half-in and half-out of hyperspace the ship is drawn along the interface to the nearestgravitywellon the outbound vector, the destination jump-point.
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In some science-fiction universes, artificial gravity wells may be used to force another vessel to drop out of hyperspace.
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This notional clock, because it is outside all gravity wells, is not influenced by gravitational time dilation.
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Monohulls are stabilized by keeping their center ofgravitywellbelow their center of buoyancy.
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The cabin is sealed by automatic shields but the rocket still lacks the power to escape thegravitywell.
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See thegravitywellarticle for more information.
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In astrophysics, agravitywellis specifically the gravitational potential field around a massive body.
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The configuration, combined with a center ofgravitywellaft of the aerodynamic center, made the craft inherently unstable.
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His body actually exists in agravitywell, somehow forcing his body out of synch with reality.
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A particular carrier wave somehow activates the wormhole and causes itsgravitywellto increase.
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The more massive the body, the deeper and more extensive thegravitywellassociated with it.
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The potential function has a hyperbolic cross section; the sudden dip in the center is the origin of the namegravitywell.
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Faraway destroys the mechanism, causing the superweapon to implode and form agravitywell.
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Their only option to escape thegravitywellwould be to use the hyperdrive and end up in almost anywhere in the galaxy.
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The deeper agravitywellis, the more energy any space-bound climber must use to escape it.
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Advantages to any launch system that starts from high altitudes include reduce gravity drag (the cost of lifting fuel in agravitywell).
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It should not, however, be confused with agravitywell.
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In this episode, the shuttle was repaired but its engines could not generate sufficient thrust to leave a planet'sgravitywellafter landing, so it was left behind.
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