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Meaning of gravity well | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The area of space around a celestial body that is dominated by the body's gravitational field.

Equivalents

Français puits gravitationnel

日本語重力井戸

Nederlands zwaartekrachtput

Examples

“Altanorch is a small but typical hydrogen-helium gas giant with no outstanding features. Its combination of strong magnetic field and relatively shallow gravity well make it a popular "stopover" world for discharging FTL drive cores.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

gravity wind gravity's pull gravitylessness gravlax Gravley Gravlin