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microgravity Definition

micro·gravity (mī′krō grav′i tē)

noun

a nearly weightless condition, as that inside an orbiting spacecraft
microgravity Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • survey: The complete microgravity survey culminates in approximately 7000 gravity stations, acquired over a period of 5 weeks.
  • environment: Figure 1 shows a surface map of a material sample before burning in microgravity environment as it appears in TableCurve 3D.
  • surveying: Microgravity Surveying As A Potential Tool For Water Resource Investigations In Karst Terrain.
  • experiment: Aims to identify critical scientific problems which can be solved by means of carefully prepared microgravity experiments.
  • technique: The detection of subsurface mining related cavities using the microgravity technique.
  • condition: Microgravity conditions were achieved by releasing a capsule in the drop tower Bremen.