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Preferred term

Weightlessness  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Condition in which no acceleration, whether due to gravity or any other force, can be detected by an observer within a system. It also means the absence of weight or the absence of the force of gravity acting on a body. Microgravity, gravitational force between 0 and 10 -6 g, is included here. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Zero Gravity

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SWV4TVGL-5

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