microgravity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us Proto-Italic *gʷraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gravitāslbor. French gravitébor. ▲ Latin gravitāslbor. English gravity English microgravity From micro- + gravity.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.
In microgravity their arteries are thickening and stiffening and the muscle of the heart weakening and shrinking.
2023, Samantha Harvey, Orbital, Jonathan Cape, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microgravities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
microgravitation · microgravitational
Relateds
zero gravity · macrogravity · hypogravity · hypergravity
Synonyms
Translations (11)
pt microgravidade (very low gravity) · fi mikropainovoima (very low gravity) · cmn 微重力 (very low gravity) · sv mikrogravitation (very low gravity) · pl mikrograwitacja (very low gravity) · ja 微小重力 (very low gravity) · el μικροβαρύτητα (very low gravity) · fr micropesanteur (very low gravity) · de Mikrogravitation (very low gravity) · ko 극미중력 (very low gravity) · es microgravedad (very low gravity)