gravitation
noun
[ ɡravɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n ]
• movement, or a tendency to move, towards a centre of gravity, as in the falling of bodies to the earth.
• movement towards or attraction to something.
• "this recent gravitation towards the Continent"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin gravitatio(n- ), from the verb gravitare (see gravitate).
