microgravity

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noun

A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.

Similar
µGweightlessness
OriginEnglish gravity ← Latin gravitā ← French gravité →
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Meanings

nounmicrogravity (usually uncountable, plural microgravities)

plural microgravities

  1. uncountableusuallynatural sciencesA 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

    Synonyms: µG, weightlessness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.

Similar
µGweightlessness
Also see
zero gravity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʷreh₂-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gʷréh₂us
  7. Proto-Italic*gʷraus
  8. Latingravis
  9. Latingravitā
  10. Frenchgravité
  11. Latingravitā
  12. Englishgravity
  13. Englishmicrogravity

From micro- + gravity.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 微重力
  • 微重力 (wēizhònglì)very low gravity
Finnish mikropainovoima
  • mikropainovoimavery low gravity
French micropesanteur
  • micropesanteurvery low gravity
German Mikrogravitation
  • Mikrogravitationvery low gravity
Greek μικροβαρύτητα
  • μικροβαρύτητα (mikrovarýtita)very low gravity
Japanese 微小重力
  • 微小重力very low gravity
Korean 극미중력
  • 극미중력 (geungmijungnyeok)very low gravity
Polish mikrograwitacja
  • mikrograwitacjavery low gravity
Portuguese microgravidade
  • microgravidadevery low gravity
Spanish microgravedad
  • microgravedadvery low gravity
Swedish mikrogravitation
  • mikrogravitationvery low gravity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with microgravity

gravitycavitydepravitysupergravityconcavityintracavitymicrocavityanticavitybiconcavityendocavityminicavitymulticavitynanocavitysubcavity
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Cite this entry
APA

microgravity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgravity

MLA

“microgravity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgravity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microgravity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microgravity.

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