antigravity

American  

[an-tee-grav-i-tee, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈgræv ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

1. Physics. the antithesis of gravity; a hypothetical force by which a body of positive mass would repel a body of negative mass.

2. (not in technical use) a controllable force that can be made to act against the force of gravity.

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adjective

1. (not in technical use) counteracting the force of gravity.

   The antigravity drive in this spaceship will enable us to reach Polaris.

Etymology

Origin of antigravity

First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + gravity

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Example Sentences

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antigravity

MILAN—Every time American figure skater Ilia Malinin takes the ice, he dazzles fans with his repeated feats of antigravity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

The data agreed much better with simulations in which the antihydrogen experiences ordinary gravity than those in which they experienced antigravity or no gravity at all, the researchers report today in Nature.

From Science Magazine ● Sep. 27, 2023

"A burger isn't even meant to look like that, like they're in antigravity," he says.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2023

The idea that there might exist antigravity, a negative force counteracting gravity, has been a staple of science fiction for generations.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2022

Boxed in, with nowhere to go, Sheed eyed the nearby antigravity crates they’d hauled Petey’s equipment in.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

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