zero gravity
The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in…The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in free fall.
» They conducted a series of experiments under zero gravity.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in free fall.
Schwerelosigkeit
невесо́мостьnevesómostʹ
неваго́містьnevahómistʹ
Examples
4 sentencesThey conducted a series of experiments under zero gravity.
Floating in zero gravity is a unique experience for astronauts.
Astronauts' muscles atrophy when they spend a long time in zero gravity.
Damiano was in zero gravity.
Translations
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Origin
Coined by Austro-Hungarian-American artist Jack Binder in his 1938 picture feature "If SciCoined by Austro-Hungarian-American artist Jack Binder in his 1938 picture feature "If Science Reached the Earth's Core", printed in the October 1938 issue of the science-fiction pulp-magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories as part of a series of similar "If—" articles.
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Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable