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microgravity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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rhymes with -ævɪti

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gwreh2- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *gwréh2us Proto-Italic *gwraus Latin gravis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin gravitāslbor. French gravitébor. ▲ Latin gravitāslbor. English gravity English microgravity From micro- + gravity.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Chinese Mandarin: 微重力 (wēizhònglì) — very low gravity
Finnish: mikropainovoima — very low gravity
French: micropesanteur — very low gravity
German: Mikrogravitation — very low gravity
Greek: μικροβαρύτητα (mikrovarýtita) — very low gravity
Japanese: 微小重力 — very low gravity
Korean: 극미중력 (geungmijungnyeok) — very low gravity
Polish: mikrograwitacja — very low gravity
Portuguese: microgravidade — very low gravity
Spanish: microgravedad — very low gravity
Swedish: mikrogravitation — very low gravity

Word forms

Inflections and variants

microgravities — plural

Word family

Derived and related words

Derived: microgravitation, microgravitational

Related: hypergravity, hypogravity, macrogravity, zero gravity

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