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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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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 • 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

At present we have the mathematics of the artificial matter to carry on, and the math of the artificial gravity to develop.

From Invaders from the Infinite by Campbell, John Wood

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