zero gravity
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noun Physics.
the condition in which the apparent effect of gravity is zero, as in the case of a body in free fall or in orbit.
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Origin of zero gravity
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby zero gravity
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British Dictionary definitions for zero gravity
zero gravity
noun
the state or condition of weightlessness
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Scientific definitions for zero gravity
zero gravity
The condition of real or apparent weightlessness occurring when any gravitational forces acting on a body meet with no resistance so the body is allowed to accelerate freely. Bodies in free fall (including trajectories like orbits) experience zero gravity; bodies at rest on the Earth's surface do not, since they are subject to the counterforce of the surface supporting them.
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