microgravity

noun

mi·​cro·​grav·​i·​ty ˌmī-krə-ˈgra-və-tē How to pronounce microgravity (audio)
: a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced : virtual absence of gravity
broadly : a condition of weightlessness

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Therefore, Varda's three main lines of business are military applications, pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, and basic research in microgravity. ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025 Whitson has been a helpful voice of experience as her crew navigates life in microgravity, according to Axiom. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 9 July 2025 And in the microgravity environment of orbit, that fuel can float about in its tank rather than settling in one place. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 19 June 2025 And since no one yet knows how a body decomposes in true microgravity (or, for that matter, on the moon), no one can really say whether the HRCU would preserve tissue well enough for a forensic autopsy. Peter Cummings, Scientific American, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for microgravity

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1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microgravity was in 1974

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microgravity

noun
mi·​cro·​grav·​i·​ty ˌmī-krə-ˈgrav-ət-ē How to pronounce microgravity (audio)
: the condition of being weightless or of the near absence of gravity

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