zero gravity

noun

: the state or condition of lacking apparent gravitational pull : weightlessness

Examples of zero gravity in a Sentence

experiments conducted in zero gravity
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There are hot tubs and cold tubs and a players-only sauna, while every locker is outfitted with a leather zero gravity chair. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending with unruly physics, pressure, and profit margins. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions? Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 And with astronauts preparing to spend longer periods in zero gravity following the recent Artemis II mission, there’s never been a greater need for a wider variety of shelf-stable options to break up the dietary monotony. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for zero gravity

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of zero gravity was in 1915

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“Zero gravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zero%20gravity. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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zero gravity

noun
: the state or condition of lacking apparent gravitational pull : weightlessness

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