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gee

gee

16 9.9
A measure of how many times Earth's gravity you feel
  • noun
  • /dʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : g
  • The whip end hung softly in zero-gee, the fibers reaching out to their full length.

Examples

  • The flesh of cattle raised in one-sixth of a gee was oh so tender.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • An astronaut must adapt to changes in gee levels when entering different environments.

  • The concept of gee is crucial for understanding how rockets accelerate through the atmosphere.

  • During the experiment, the scientists measured the gee to determine how much force was applied to the object.

Synonyms

g
vsgee
  • Specialized
4 7.4

A unit that measures the force you feel from Earth's gravity when you speed up

is the common unit for that same force used to indicate body acceleration
g-force
vsgee
  • Specialized
5.7

The push you feel when you speed up, compared with normal gravity like on a roller coaster

is the specific unit defined by that same gravity comparison to show acceleration
acceleration unit
vsgee
  • Specialized
5.1

A unit that measures how quickly something gets faster

is the specific gravity-based unit rather than a general measurement unit

How Strong

gee
  • Specialized
16 9.9
gravitational
  • Specialized
95 4.7
microgravity
  • Specialized
4 6.8
weightlessness
  • Specialized
7 4.9

Surface Forms

gee singular
gees plural

Etymology

Gee for force comes from the letter g, short for the pull of Earth's 'gravity', and people began saying 'gees' to mean times that force (for example, 'three gees'). So 'gee' is used to say how many times stronger the pull on your body is than normal gravity.