引力 (yǐn lì) — gravitation; gravitational attraction
Definition
Scientific term for gravity — the force that attracts objects with mass toward each other. In everyday contexts, 重力 is the more colloquial alternative.
noun
gravitationgravitational attraction
Examples
- 引力。Dì qiú de yǐn lì ràng wù tǐ luò xiàng dì miàn.The Earth's gravity makes objects fall toward the ground.
- 引力。Kē xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū yuè qiú shàng de yǐn lì.Scientists are studying gravity on the moon.
- 引力，。Méi yǒu yǐn lì, suǒ yǒu dōng xī dōu huì piāo qǐ lái.Without gravity, everything would float.
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