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artificial gravity

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noun

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


Etymology

Origin of artificial gravity

First recorded in 1955–60


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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 ● Mar. 29, 2026

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 ● Nov. 27, 2023

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

From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

Bezos projected images of the “artificial planets” he envisages: gigantic space stations housing millions of people, rotating to produce artificial gravity.

From The Guardian ● May 26, 2019

The artificial gravity induced a sense of security as absolute as though the ship were resting on living rock.

From The Star Lord by Boyd Ellanby

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