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Nov 8, 2009
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an•ti•grav•i•ty



Pronunciation: (an"tē-grav'i-tē, an"tī-), [key]
—n.
1. Physics.the antithesis of gravity; a hypothetical force by which a body of positive mass would repel a body of negative mass.
2. (not in technical use) a controllable force that can be made to act against the force of gravity.

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

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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