Part 603

Either of picture or gravery and embossing.

Holland.

Graves (?), n. pl. The sediment of melted tallow. Same as Greaves.

Graves"' dis*ease" (?). [So called after Dr. Graves, of Dublin.] Same as Basedow's disease.

Grave"stone (?), n. A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.

Grave"yard" (?), n. A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery.

Grav"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces; gravic attraction. [R.]

Grav"id (?), a. [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See Grave, a.] Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a gravid uterus; gravid piety. " His gravid associate." Sir T. Herbert.

Grav"i*da"ted (?), a. [L. gravidatus, p. p. of gravidare to load, impregnate. See Gravid.] Made pregnant; big. [Obs.] Barrow.

Grav"i*da"tion (?), n. Gravidity. [Obs.]

Gra*vid"i*ty (?), n. [L. graviditas.] The state of being gravidated; pregnancy. [R.]

Grav"i*grade (?), a. [L. gravis heavy + gradus step.] (Zoˆl.) Slow-paced. -- n. One of the pachyderms.

Gra*vim"e*ter (?), n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F. gravimËtre.] (Physics) An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of bodies.

Grav"i*met"ric (?), a. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by weight. -- Grav"i*met"ric*al*ly (#), adv.

Gravimetric analysis (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts of the constituents are determined by weight; -- in distinction from volumetric analysis.

Grav"ing (?), n. [From Grave to clean.] The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.

Graving dock. (Naut.) See under Dock.

Grav"ing, n. [From Grave to dig.] 1. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances, esp. by incision or in intaglio.

2. That which is graved or carved. [R.]

Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving.

2 Chron. ii. 14.

3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart.

New gravings upon their souls.

Eikon Basilike

Grav"i*tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gravitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gravitating (?).] [Cf. F. graviter. See Gravity.] To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward any object.

Why does this apple fall to the ground? Because all bodies gravitate toward each other.

Sir W. Hamilton.

Politicians who naturally gravitate towards the stronger party.