artificial gravity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of artificial gravity
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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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 Solicitor-General is somewhat better; but he is one of those who think a certain artificial gravity requisite to professional consequence; and which renders him somewhat obtuse in the tact of propriety.
From The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family by Galt, John
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