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weightlessness

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weight·less  (wtls)
adj.
1. Having little or no weight.
2. Not experiencing the effects of gravity.
weightless·ly adv.
weightless·ness n.
weightlessness [ˈweɪtlɪsnɪs]
n
(Physics / General Physics) a state in which an object has no actual weight (because it is in space and unaffected by gravitational attraction) or no apparent weight (because the gravitational attraction equals the centripetal force and the object is in free fall)
weightless  adj
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Noun1.weightlessness - the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"
lightness
weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
airiness, buoyancy - the property of something weightless and insubstantial
Translations
weightlessness [ˈweɪtlɪsnɪs] N → ingravidez f
weightlessness [ˈweɪtləsnəs] n → apesanteur f
weightlifter [ˈweɪtlɪftər] n → haltérophile mf
weightlifting weight-lifting [ˈweɪtlɪftɪŋ] n → haltérophilie f
weight limit n → limitation f de poids
weight-train [ˈweɪttreɪn] vi → faire de la musculation
weight training n → musculation f
weightlessness [ˈweɪtlɪsnɪs] n → assenza di peso
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