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

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

Yet the Standard Model of Particle Physics, a "gold standard" theory which predicted the properties of many fundamental particles long before they were sighted, has no prediction of antigravity.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2022

The time traveler pounded his fist on one of the remaining antigravity crates, seemingly forgetting Otto, Petey, and Missus Thunkle were even around.

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