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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us
Proto-Italic *gʷraus
Latin gravis
Latin -tās
Latin gravitāslbor.
French gravitébor.
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Latin gravitāslbor.
English gravity
English microgravity

    From micro- + gravity.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ævɪti

    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.
      • 2023, Samantha Harvey, Orbital, Jonathan Cape, page 25:
        In microgravity their arteries are thickening and stiffening and the muscle of the heart weakening and shrinking.

    Synonyms

    • µG
    • weightlessness

    Derived terms

    • microgravitation
    • microgravitational

    Related terms

    • hypergravity
    • hypogravity
    • macrogravity
    • zero gravity

    Translations

    very low gravity
    • Chinese:
      Mandarin: 微重力 (wēizhònglì)
    • Finnish: mikropainovoima
    • French: micropesanteur (fr)
    • German: Mikrogravitation f
    • Greek: μικροβαρύτητα (el) f (mikrovarýtita)
    • Japanese: 微小重力
    • Korean: 극미중력 (geungmijungnyeok)
    • Polish: mikrograwitacja f
    • Portuguese: microgravidade f
    • Spanish: microgravedad f
    • Swedish: mikrogravitation
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