Microgravity
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microgravity is a noun meaning (physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.
Meaning
(physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.
Example Sentences
In microgravity their arteries are thickening and stiffening and the muscle of the heart weakening and shrinking.
Word Forms
- microgravities
Synonyms for microgravity
Depending on context, synonyms include weightlessness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gravity, space, milligravity, ungravity, paragravity, hypergravity.
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