Definitions
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- noun physics, cosmology The removal of the effects of
gravity from a system, or mathematical construct
Etymologies
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de- + gravitation
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Examples
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Internally, for pleasant little domestic quarrels, the principle of division was excellent; because, as often as the balance tended to degravitation (a word we learned, as Juliet tells her nurse, 'from one we danc'd withal'), _instanter_ it was redressed and trimmed by some renegade going over to the suffering side.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 Thomas De Quincey 1822
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In a separate study, Dr Padilla will also explore the concept of degravitation - which suggests that the vacuum energy could actually be huge, but just appears small when observed on large scales as gravity becomes weaker ...
ZPEnergy.com 2009
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