"microgravity" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-microgravity.wav [US] Forms: microgravities [plural]
Rhymes: -ævɪti Etymology: micro- + gravity Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|gravity}} micro- + gravity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} microgravity (usually uncountable, plural microgravities)
  1. (physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space. Wikipedia link: microgravity Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Gravity, Physics Synonyms: µG, weightlessness Derived forms: microgravitation, microgravitational Related terms: hypergravity, hypogravity, macrogravity, zero gravity Translations (very low gravity): 微重力 (wēizhònglì) (Chinese Mandarin), mikropainovoima (Finnish), micropesanteur (French), Mikrogravitation [feminine] (German), μικροβαρύτητα (mikrovarýtita) [feminine] (Greek), 微小重力 (Japanese), 극미중력 (geungmijungnyeok) (Korean), mikrograwitacja [feminine] (Polish), microgravidade [feminine] (Portuguese), microgravedad [feminine] (Spanish), mikrogravitation (Swedish)

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