g
4
7.4
- noun
- /dʒi/
- Specialized
:
fuerza g
- A steep climb at that speed, you're pulling at least eight G's.
- g-force
- zero g
- g forces
So this rate where they match the rotation of the shuttle to go into the station, that's three G.
- So this rate where they match the rotation of the shuttle to go into the station, that's three G.
Examples
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His face contorted as if feeling the effects of tremendous G-force.
Fiction book (2000) -
The best drivers must be able to withstand over four G's of force in a typical race.
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I just finished a high G session in the centrifuge.
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We're into program 64 at .05 G, so we're feeling that gravity now.
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Chuck Jr.: On this mission, they tell me you will experience the worst G-forces in the history of flight.
Fiction book (1998) -
One by one, the candidates are whipped around the centrifuge, subjected to higher and higher G-forces.
Fiction book (1997) -
As expected we're finding G-forces around 30 to 50 G's just in routine hits, a big hit, helmet to helmet, will see as high as 150 to 200 G's.
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The astronauts experienced five times the normal G force during the launch.
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A fighter jet can reach up to nine G forces in a sharp turn.
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Pilots undergo training to adapt to the intense G forces encountered in combat flights.
Synonyms
16
9.9
A measure of how many times Earth's gravity you feel
The push you feel when you speed up, compared with normal gravity like on a roller coaster
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.4
A tight garment worn by pilots and astronauts that presses the body to prevent fainting during fast turns
- Specialized
A tight garment pilots and astronauts wear to prevent blackouts during high acceleration
- Specialized
The push you feel when you speed up, compared with normal gravity like on a roller coaster
- Specialized
A treatment that uses finger pressure on parts of the body to ease pain or other symptoms
- NSFW
A very poisonous chemical weapon like sarin or tabun that stops nerves working quickly
- Archaic
An old name for the vitamin riboflavin that prevents skin problems and weight loss
Surface Forms
Etymology
G for force comes from the word gravity, the pull of the Earth, so one 'g' is the strength of the push or pull you feel because of Earth's gravity.