pseudogravitation
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pseudo- + gravitation.
Noun
[edit]pseudogravitation (uncountable)
- (rare) Synonym of pseudogravity (“artifical gravity”).
- 1941 September, Robert Heinlein, “Methuselah's Children”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 28, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., page 138:
- Yet the pseudogravitation, the false weight, achieved by the spin of the ship, persisted.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “pseudo-gravitation, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.