apesanteur

French

Etymology

From a- +‎ pesanteur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pə.zɑ̃.tœʁ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

apesanteur f (usually uncountable, plural apesanteurs)

1. weightlessness

   Synonym: impesanteur

   en apesanteur ― in a state of weightlessness, weightless

Usage notes

Impesanteur is recommended after the definite article l', since l'apesanteur sounds the same as la pesanteur.

Further reading

• “apesanteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.