weightlessness
- a word derived from weightless.
Example Sentences
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Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Extended weightlessness generally wreaks havoc on the human body, often disrupting the space traveler’s heartbeat, balance and hormone levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Once they reach space, they’ll be able to float around the rocket, experiencing weightlessness and looking out the windows at the universe and Earth below for about four minutes before coming back down.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2025
The thick packet contained an exchange of more than 20 letters, but for me it had a wonderful weightlessness.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
During that voyage, he experienced eighty-nine minutes of weightlessness.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
