non-gravitational
adjective
(alsonongravitational)uk/ˌnɒn.ɡræv.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/us/ˌnɑːn.ɡræv.əˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/notrelatingtogravity(= theforcethat makes thingsfallto theground)orgravitation(= theforcethatattractsobjectstowards one another):
non-gravitationalfieldsofstudy, such aselectromagnetism
Theseeffectsmay have a non-gravitationalcause.
- People arefartoostronglyboundby non-gravitationalforcesto beaffectedby thegravitationalforcesthatcausethetides.
- Comets maydisplayexamplesof non-gravitationalaccelerationcaused, forexample, bygasesemittedfromtheirsurface.
- Non-gravitationalphysicsallowsus toconsiderarbitrarilylargeamountsofenergyin aconfinedregion, which is ofcoursenotpossibleifgravityisincluded.
Physics: energy, force & power
- anti-gravity
- attract
- attraction
- bar magnet
- barometric pressure
- dynamo
- frictionless
- fundamental force
- G-force
- gravitational
- high-impact
- meltdown
- propulsion
- stored energy
- surface tension
- thermodynamic
- transduce
- transduction
- unexcited
- unipolar