zero gravity
- the condition in which the apparent effect of gravity is zero, as in the case of a body in free fall or in orbit.
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Also ze·ro-g, ze·ro-G [zeer-oh-jee] /ˈzɪər oʊˈdʒi/.
Origin of zero gravity
First recorded in 1950–55
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Contemporary Examples
Greason started out at Intel but felt the zero-gravity pull of the rocket macro-process in which he now holds 22 patents.
Historical Examples
At zero-gravity, where physical exertion is slight, men can get along on small quantities of food.
The Planet StrappersRaymond Zinke Gallun
Space resorts established for tourists; new sports made possible by zero-gravity, invented and advertised.
The Planet StrappersRaymond Zinke Gallun
zero gravity
- the state or condition of weightlessness
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zero gravity
- The condition of real or apparent weightlessness occurring when any gravitational forces acting on a body meet with no resistance so the body is allowed to accelerate freely. Bodies in free fall (including trajectories like orbits) experience zero gravity; bodies at rest on the Earth's surface do not, since they are subject to the counterforce of the surface supporting them.
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