weightless

[ weyt-lis ]

/ ˈweɪt lɪs /

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adjective

being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.

Nearby words

weighted, weighted average, weighted mean, weighting, weightism, weightless, weightlifting, weightman, weightroom, weightwatchers, weighty

Origin of weightless

First recorded in 1540–50; weight + -less

Related forms

weight·less·ly, adverbweight·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for weightlessness

We endured the strangling thrust of acceleration, and then the weightlessness of just coasting on our built-up velocity.
Stamped Caution|Raymond Zinke Gallun
As the men drifted in, Temple was amazed to see the progress they had made with weightlessness.
Voyage To Eternity|Milton Lesser
Struggling with weightlessness, he made his way back to the small room he shared with Arkalion.
Voyage To Eternity|Milton Lesser
They jumped and came toward her, clumsily fighting the weightlessness.
The Guardians|Irving Cox

Brent walked with the mincing steps necessary for movement in weightlessness.
Space Tug|Murray Leinster

British Dictionary definitions for weightlessness

weightless

/ (ˈweɪtləs) /

adjective

(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)

commerce

(of economic activity) based on the supply of information and ideas rather than trade in physical goodsthe weightless economy
(of a company) having very few physical assetsweightless dot.coms

Derived Forms

weightlessness, noun

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