weightless
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of a body) having no actual weight; a state in which an object has no actual weight (because it is in space and unaffected by gravitational attraction) or no apparent weight (because the gravitational attraction equals the centripetal force and the object is in free fall)
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commerce
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(of economic activity) based on the supply of information and ideas rather than trade in physical goods
the weightless economy
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(of a company) having very few physical assets
weightless dot.coms
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Example Sentences
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The goal, says Six Flags, is to provide an optimistic view of the future, albeit with many sudden dives and weightless moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Ariel Ekblaw, CEO of the Aurelia Institute, spoke about how self-assembling structures could make orbiting research habitats a reality, unlocking scientific and medical breakthroughs that only the weightless environment of space can deliver.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
But there are no rest days for the weightless: the astronauts have 30 minutes of exercise built in to their schedules.
From Barron's ● Apr. 4, 2026
In one cold yet weightless moment, the boy-man realizes his own dad might not care whether he survives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
In those first weeks, the cold startled Obinze with its weightless menace, drying his nostrils, deepening his anxieties, making him urinate too often.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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