acceleration of gravity

noun phrase

physics

: the acceleration of a body in free fall under the influence of earth's gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time and assigned the standard value of 980.665 centimeters per second per second

called also g

Word History

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

acceleration of gravity

: the acceleration of a freely falling body under the influence of gravity that is expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time and that amounts to a value of about 9.81 meters (32.2 feet) per second per second

Medical Definition

acceleration of gravity

noun

: the acceleration of a body in free fall under the influence of the earth's gravity expressed as the rate of increase of velocity per unit of time with the value 980.665 centimeters per second per second

—abbreviation g