microgravity
noun
mi·cro·grav·i·ty
ˌmī-krə-ˈgra-və-tē 
: a condition in space in which only minuscule forces are experienced : virtual absence of gravity
broadly
: a condition of weightlessness
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The reusable rocket carries people on a ride past the edge of space, with the spacecraft and crew floating in microgravity for a couple of minutes before returning to Earth.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Research and technology development in microgravity In the 24 years that the ISS has been in orbit, there have been more than 4,000 experiments conducted, according to NASA.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2025
Latent herpes infections often get reactivated; certain medications can become less effective; microgravity, the technical term for near-weightlessness, redistributes blood to veins in the head and neck that aren’t used to handling the flow, increasing the risk of clots.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
But more recent studies have suggested that chronic oxidative stress—and not microgravity—likely cause telomeres to lengthen in space.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Research and technology development in microgravity In the 24 years that the ISS has been in orbit, there have been more than 4,000 experiments conducted, according to NASA.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Feb. 2025
Latent herpes infections often get reactivated; certain medications can become less effective; microgravity, the technical term for near-weightlessness, redistributes blood to veins in the head and neck that aren’t used to handling the flow, increasing the risk of clots.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
But more recent studies have suggested that chronic oxidative stress—and not microgravity—likely cause telomeres to lengthen in space.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Microgravity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microgravity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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microgravity
noun
mi·cro·grav·i·ty
ˌmī-krə-ˈgrav-ət-ē
: the condition of being weightless or of the near absence of gravity
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