What does "gravitational" mean?

Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation.

How do you pronounce "gravitational"?

Pronounced //ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl//.

Common synonyms include: acceleration due to gravity, gravitation-based, gravitation-related, gravitative, gravity based, gravity-based.

/ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃənəl/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation. not-comparable
"Unlike most moons of the solar system, ours has the heft, the gravitational gravitas, to pull itself into a sphere."

Adjective

"The observation of gravitational waves will start a new phase in the study of the universe."

From gravitation + -al.