artificial gravity

American  

noun

1. a simulated gravity or sensation of weight established within a spacecraft by means of the craft's rotation, acceleration, or deceleration.

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Etymology

Origin of artificial gravity

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

The next phase of the research will explore how different gravity environments, including those on the Moon, Mars, and in artificial gravity systems, affect sperm navigation and early embryo development.

From Science Daily

Answering this will be essential for planning human reproduction in future Moon and Mars settlements and for designing artificial gravity systems that support healthy development.

From Science Daily

If artificial gravity couldn’t be provided to the mother-to-be, an alternative might be a human-sized centrifuge to spin the pregnant person around.

From Salon

The same physics underpin most plans for creating what is colloquially referred to as artificial gravity.

From New York Times

“Do we bring Earth with us? Create artificial gravity? If we take Earth with us, are we going to stall evolution? Or do we let people start with an adaptive response, and maybe it’s hard for people multiple generations later to come back?”

From New York Times