antigravity

[ an-tee-grav-i-tee, an-tahy- ]

/ ˌæn tiˈgræv ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

Physics. the antithesis of gravity; a hypothetical force by which a body of positive mass would repel a body of negative mass.

(not in technical use) a controllable force that can be made to act against the force of gravity.

adjective

(not in technical use) counteracting the force of gravity: The antigravity drive in this spaceship will enable us to reach Polaris.

Origin of antigravity

First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + gravity

Words nearby antigravity

Antigone, Antigonus I, Antigonus II, antigorite, antigovernment, antigravity, anti-G suit, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Antiguan, antihalation

Example sentences from the Web for antigravity

Then we have to find out what's causing the rash of accidents that is holding up Dr. Theodore Nordred's antigravity project.
Fifty Per Cent Prophet|Gordon Randall Garrett
Course you don't need much of a rocket when you have antigravity.
We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly|Roger Kuykendall
It's supposed to have antigravity powers, too, like whatever it was that took Superior up in the first place.
And Then the Town Took Off|Richard Wilson
Like the radar he made out of a TV set and the antigravity and the atomic power plant he invented to run it all with.
We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly|Roger Kuykendall

A rocket works against gravity, but they don't call that antigravity, do they?
By Proxy|Gordon Randall Garrett

单词	antigravity
释义	antigravity [ an-tee-grav-i-tee, an-tahy- ] / ˌæn tiˈgræv ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ- / noun Physics. the antithesis of gravity; a hypothetical force by which a body of positive mass would repel a body of negative mass. (not in technical use) a controllable force that can be made to act against the force of gravity. adjective (not in technical use) counteracting the force of gravity: The antigravity drive in this spaceship will enable us to reach Polaris. Origin of antigravity First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + gravity Words nearby antigravity Antigone, Antigonus I, Antigonus II, antigorite, antigovernment, antigravity, anti-G suit, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, Antiguan, antihalation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for antigravity Then we have to find out what's causing the rash of accidents that is holding up Dr. Theodore Nordred's antigravity project. Fifty Per Cent Prophet\|Gordon Randall Garrett Course you don't need much of a rocket when you have antigravity. We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly\|Roger Kuykendall It's supposed to have antigravity powers, too, like whatever it was that took Superior up in the first place. And Then the Town Took Off\|Richard Wilson Like the radar he made out of a TV set and the antigravity and the atomic power plant he invented to run it all with. We Didn't Do Anything Wrong, Hardly\|Roger Kuykendall A rocket works against gravity, but they don't call that antigravity, do they? By Proxy\|Gordon Randall Garrett
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