zero gravity en · NOUN
Etymology
Coined 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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in free fall.
A gravity-free world, or zero gravity, or weightlessness is ... a relative thing.
1968, William J. Masica, “Zero-Gravity Effects”, in Nasa Technical Memorandum, page 3:Starting at the zero-gravity of earth's core, accumulative acceleration is easily built up in a four-thousand-mile tube.
1938 October, Jack Binder, “If Science Reached the Earth's Core”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 12, number 2, page 9:The tricky part is dressing while floating in zero gravity!
2015, James Buckley Jr., Home Address, ISS:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| zero-gravity | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
zero G · weightlessness · zero-gee · zero-g · zero-G · zero g · zero gee · microgravity
Translations (18)
cmn 零重力 (state of weightlessness) · es gravedad cero (state of weightlessness) · ja 無重力 (state of weightlessness) · uk неваго́мість (state of weightlessness) · fo tyngdarloysi (state of weightlessness) · ca gravitat zero (state of weightlessness) · it assenza di gravità (state of weightlessness) · es ingravidez (state of weightlessness) · cs stav beztíže (state of weightlessness) · pt gravidade zero (state of weightlessness) · hu súlytalanság (state of weightlessness) · fi painottomuus (state of weightlessness) · yue 零重力 (state of weightlessness) · fi nollapainovoima (state of weightlessness) · de Schwerelosigkeit (state of weightlessness) · fr gravité zéro (state of weightlessness) · ru невесо́мость (state of weightlessness) · el μηδέν βαρύτητα (state of weightlessness)