antigravity

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adjective

an·​ti·​grav·​i·​ty
ˌan-tē-ˈgra-və-tē,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antigravity (audio)
: reducing, canceling, or protecting against the effect of gravity

antigravity

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noun

: a hypothetical effect resulting from cancellation or reduction of a gravitational field

Examples of antigravity in a Sentence

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Noun
In addition to the infrared yarn, the onesie employs antigravity technology, compression and light pressure points to further increase the lymphatic flow. Emily Burns, WWD, 18 July 2024 Roughly half the space is used by professional athletes and V.I.P.s, who run on antigravity treadmills and do weight training on blood-flow-restriction machines, and the other half is for the rest of the population, who’d lately been showing up with a lot of Achilles injuries. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 One night in 1953, Van Tassel reported being awakened by a being from Venus who levitated him aboard a spacecraft and gave him a formula to build an antigravity time machine that could inhibit aging. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024 For wellness at sea level, take an antigravity yoga class, or slip into a regenerative sleep pod. Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for antigravity 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1944, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antigravity was in 1944

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“Antigravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antigravity. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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