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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Snoopy will go to space this time as a visual indicator when a spacecraft has reached the weightlessness of microgravity. 
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Other space tourism companies like Blue Origin or Virgin Galactic only offer customers short trips that allow for a few minutes of microgravity. Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 The experiments that the Crew-1 astronauts worked on include research into how microgravity affects human heart tissue. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 May 2021 The Cedars-Sinai researchers want to see how the cells perform while floating in microgravity, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. Fox News, 31 May 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. Michael Rubinkam, ajc, 28 May 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. CBS News, 28 May 2022 See More
Jamie Carter, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Other space tourism companies like Blue Origin or Virgin Galactic only offer customers short trips that allow for a few minutes of microgravity. Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 2 Aug. 2022 The experiments that the Crew-1 astronauts worked on include research into how microgravity affects human heart tissue. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 May 2021 The Cedars-Sinai researchers want to see how the cells perform while floating in microgravity, according to the Los Angeles Business Journal. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. Fox News, 31 May 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 31 May 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. Michael Rubinkam, ajc, 28 May 2022 The report, by a geophysicist who performed microgravity testing at the site, hinted at an underground object with a mass of up to 9 tons and a density consistent with gold. CBS News, 28 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1974, in the meaning defined above