Definitions for acceleration of gravity

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

accelera′tion of grav′ity(n.)

  1. the acceleration of a falling body in the earth's gravitational field, approximately 32 ft. (9.8 m) per second per second.

    Category: Physics

    Ref: Symbol: g 6 1

Origin of acceleration of gravity:

1885–90


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