重力場(じゅうりょくば)

じゅうりょくば
noun
gravitational field
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1. gravitational field
The field of gravitational force produced by mass-energy in classical mechanics and general relativity. Describes how a mass at a given point experiences gravitational acceleration.
重力場(じゅうりょくば)を研究(けんきゅう)する。
To study gravitational fields.
地球(ちきゅう)の重力場(じゅうりょくば)は均一(きんいつ)ではない。
Earth's gravitational field is not uniform.
ブラックホールの周囲(しゅうい)では重力場(じゅうりょくば)が極端(きょくたん)に強(つよ)くなる。
The gravitational field becomes extremely strong around a black hole.

Compound of 重力(じゅうりょく) (gravity) + 場(ば) (field). Same 場(ば) used in 電磁場(でんじば), 電場(でんば), etc.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 重力(じゅうりょく): gravity — the force itself, not the spatial field
  • 電磁場(でんじば): electromagnetic field — the electromagnetic counterpart
  • 重力波(じゅうりょくは): gravitational wave — propagating ripples in the field

Related Words

Compare: 電磁場(でんじば) (electromagnetic field)
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