Search Result for "gravity gradient":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object;
- Example: "the gravity gradient of the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gravity gradient
    n 1: a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different
         parts of a nonspherical object; "the gravity gradient of
         the moon causes the ocean tides on Earth"