weightlessness

weightlessness
The psychophysiologic effect of zero gravity, as experienced by someone falling freely in a vacuum ( e.g., astronauts in a stable orbit). A temporary state of simulated w. can be achieved during powered flight within the earth's atmosphere by traversing an inverted parabolic curve where gravitational pull and centrifugal force cancel each other out.

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weight·less·ness 'wāt-ləs-nəs n the state or condition of having little or no weight due to lack of apparent gravitational pull
weight·less adj

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