pseudogravitation

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ gravitation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudogravitation (uncountable)

1. (rare) Synonym of pseudogravity (“artifical gravity”).
   • 1941 September, Robert Heinlein, “Methuselah's Children”, in Astounding Science Fiction, volume 28, number 1, New York, N.Y.: Street & Smith Publications, Inc., page 138:

     Yet the pseudogravitation, the false weight, achieved by the spin of the ship, persisted.

Derived terms

• pseudogravitational

 

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “pseudo-gravitation, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.