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TERRESTRIAL GRAVITATION

\təɹˈɛstɹɪəl ɡɹˌavɪtˈe͡ɪʃən], \təɹˈɛstɹɪəl ɡɹˌavɪtˈe‍ɪʃən], \t_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_t_ɹ_ɪ__ə_l ɡ_ɹ_ˌa_v_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of TERRESTRIAL GRAVITATION

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.

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Gravitation which respects the earth, or by which bodies descend or tend towards the centre of the earth. All bodies, when unsupported, fall by gravitation towards the earth in straight lines tending to its centre.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

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