microgravity

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ gravity

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ævɪti

Noun

microgravity (usually uncountable, plural microgravities)

(physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.

Synonyms

Derived terms

microgravitation
microgravitational

Related terms

Translations

very low gravity

Chinese:
Mandarin: 微重力 (wēizhònglì)
Finnish: mikropainovoima
French: micropesanteur (fr)
German: Mikrogravitation f
Greek: μικροβαρύτητα f (mikrovarýtita)
Japanese: 微小重力
Korean: 극미중력 (geungmijungnyeok)
Polish: mikrograwitacja f
Portuguese: microgravidade f
Spanish: microgravedad f
Swedish: mikrogravitation

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