microgravity

English

Etymology

micro- + gravity

Noun

microgravity (usually uncountable; plural microgravities)

Wikipedia

1. (physics) A state of very low acceleration between two free floating objects, as found in sustained freefall, in orbit, or in interstellar space.

Synonyms

• µG
• weightlessness

Translations

very low gravity

Finnish: mikropainovoima (fi) French: micropesanteur (fr) German: Mikrogravitation (de) f. Korean: 극미중력 (ko) (geungmijungnyeok)

Polish: mikrograwitacja (pl) f. Spanish: microgravedad (es) f. Swedish: mikrogravitation (sv)

Derived terms

• microgravitation
• microgravitational

Related terms

• hypergravity
• hypogravity
• macrogravity
• zero gravity