"zero gravity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Coined by Austro-Hungarian-American artist Jack Binder in his 1938 picture feature "If Science Reached the Earth's Core", printed in the October 1938 issue of the science-fiction pulp-magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories as part of a series of similar "If—" articles. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} zero gravity (uncountable)
  1. The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in free fall. Wikipedia link: Zero gravity (disambiguation) Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronautics, Gravity, Zero Synonyms: microgravity, weightlessness, zero g, zero-g, zero G, zero-G, zero gee, zero-gee, zero-gravity Translations (state of weightlessness): gravitat zero [feminine] (Catalan), 零重力 (língzhònglì) (Chinese Mandarin), stav beztíže [masculine] (Czech), tyngdarloysi [neuter] (Faroese), painottomuus (Finnish), nollapainovoima (Finnish), gravité zéro [feminine] (French), Schwerelosigkeit [feminine] (German), μηδέν βαρύτητα (midén varýtita) [feminine] (Greek), assenza di gravità [feminine] (Italian), 無重力 (Mujūryoku) (Japanese), gravidade zero [feminine] (Portuguese), невесо́мость (nevesómostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), gravedad cero [masculine] (Spanish), ingravidez [feminine] (Spanish), неваго́мість (nevahómistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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