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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Floating weightless in the stars, her hair unbrushed and bathrobe-like jacket shrugged on, she makes the impossible look casual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
They provide the physical backbone for the weightless world of the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
When they are being manufactured in a weightless environment, those atoms line up absolutely perfectly.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
“Commandant wanted sand, and I didn’t have time to—to—” Veturius’s face swims for a moment, and I feel strangely weightless.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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