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Noun: universal gravitational constant
  1. (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation
    "The universal gravitational constant G is approximately 6.674 × 10⁻¹¹ N(m/kg)²";
    - gravitational constant, constant of gravitation, G

Derived forms: universal gravitational constants

Type of: constant

Part of: law of gravitation, Newton's law of gravitation

Encyclopedia: Universal gravitational constant