antigravity

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a nountechnical

   Working against or seeming to cancel the downward pull of gravity.

   Grammar: Used before a noun: antigravity boots, antigravity machine.

   Patterns

   • antigravity device
   • antigravity suit
   • antigravity effect

   The science fiction film showed people wearing antigravity boots that let them float.

   Engineers are researching materials that might produce an antigravity effect, but so far it remains theoretical.

   Astronauts train in special antigravity suits to help their bodies cope with weightlessness.

2. 2noununcountabletechnical

   The supposed force or technology that counteracts gravity.

   Grammar: Uncountable: used without 'a' or 'an', e.g. 'a device that creates antigravity'.

   Patterns

   • create antigravity
   • antigravity is possible
   • the idea of antigravity

   Scientists say true antigravity is not possible with our current understanding of physics.

   The story is set in a future where antigravity has been invented.

   Some people believe that antigravity could one day make space travel easier.

Common combinations

antigravity machine

The inventor claimed his antigravity machine could lift heavy objects.

antigravity effect

The experiment showed a small antigravity effect.

antigravity suit

Pilots wear antigravity suits to stay conscious during sharp turns.

antigravity boots

In the game, you can buy antigravity boots to jump higher.

Synonyms and how they differ

levitation

Levitation means rising and floating in the air, often by magic or supernatural means; antigravity is a scientific or fictional force that cancels gravity.

Opposites

Word family

antigravitational adjective

Relating to or causing antigravity.

Commonly confused: antigravity or zero gravity?

Practice

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