Microgravity Definition

mīkrō-grăvĭ-tē
noun
A nearly weightless condition, as that inside an orbiting spacecraft.
Webster's New World
The very slight gravitational field experienced by a mass that is far removed from any other mass, as in intergalactic or interstellar space.
American Heritage
A condition, such as a free fall or orbital motion, in which acceleration of an object causes it to appear weightless even in the presence of a strong gravitational force.
American Heritage
A minute shift in the earth's gravitational field that can occur through geologic processes in a region, such as the movement of the earth's crust along fault lines.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Microgravity

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Singular:
microgravity
Plural:
microgravities

Origin of Microgravity

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