weightless
adjective
being without apparent weight, as a freely falling body or a body acted upon by a force that neutralizes gravitation.
weightlessness
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a word derived from
weightless.
Example Sentences
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These results suggest that the heart can adjust to prolonged weightlessness more effectively than early measurements might indicate, particularly when astronauts maintain regular physical activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 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
There is plenty of evidence that that foods can be successfully grown from cells on Earth, but can the process be repeated in the weightlessness and higher radiation of space?
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2025
It also established Sánchez as the first future Bezos wife to achieve weightlessness 62 miles above the Earth, just like Reese Witherspoon's TV anchor on "The Morning Show."
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
They took turns flinging their heads back in defiance of gravity, letting the ends of their hair trail along the water’s surface, reveling in the feeling of weightlessness.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
