zero G
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editClipping of zero gravity. Coined by British science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (as "zero 'g'") in his 1952 novel Islands in the Sky.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzero G (uncountable)
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:zero G.
References
edit- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “zero G”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “zero-g n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.