Topic: PHYSICS
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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | gravité, from Latin gravitas, from gravis; GRAVE1 |
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grav‧i‧ty
[uncountable]
[uncountable]1 technicalHP the force that causes something to fall to the ground or to be attracted to another planet [↪ gravitation]:
2 formal the extreme and worrying seriousness of a situation
gravity of 
I could not hide from her the gravity of the situation.The penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.
I could not hide from her the gravity of the situation.The penalties should be proportionate to the gravity of the offence.3 an extremely serious way of behaving or speaking : The Consul spoke slowly and with great gravity.
The Consul spoke slowly and with great gravity.
