Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe acceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish G-voima, kiihtyvyysvoima
- G-voimaacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
- kiihtyvyysvoimaacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
French force g
- force gacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
Norwegian tyngdeakselerasjon
- tyngdeakselerasjonacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
Polish przeciążenie, nadważkość
- przeciążenieacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
- nadważkośćacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
Russian перегру́зка
- перегру́зка (peregrúzka)acceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
Spanish fuerza gravitacional, fuerza gravitatoria
- fuerza gravitacionalacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
- fuerza gravitatoriaacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
Swedish g-kraft
- g-kraftacceleration of a body relative to the freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field
Cite this entry
g-force. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g-force
“g-force.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g-force. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “g-force,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g-force.
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