passive gravitational mass
English
Noun
passive gravitational mass (plural passive gravitational masses)
- (physics) The mass of an object measured via the gravitational force experienced by it in a known gravitational field
Synonyms
- inertial mass (in Einsteinian and Newtonian gravitation)
Hypernyms
- gravitational mass
- mass
Related terms
- active gravitational mass
Coordinate terms
- inertial mass
See also
- weight