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g-force

g-force

5.7
The push you feel when you speed up, compared with normal gravity like on a roller coaster
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒiː fɔrs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : g-force
  • Astronauts must train to handle the intense g-force they experience during rocket launches.

We are now flying away from it and we get the G forces.

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Examples

  • And he put sensors in the mouth guards of Stanford football players that could measure the G force of hits.

  • The task was to pull the levers in the right sequence to see if astronauts were able to perform this during high G forces and in weightlessness.

  • That's where you're out in space and you fire your, your rocket and your and you feel G force feeling G force.

  • Spaceship is I'm in control and a fighter so if I'm not digging the G forces I can ease off.

  • G-forces... too...strong.

  • We don't know what they are the the the supposed tic Tacs that fly like like no human being could could withstand the G forces, right, right.

  • And when they bank that turn, it could like capsize like as they're banking because there's so much G force going through like all the racers as they're going.

  • During the roller coaster ride, I felt a strong sense of g-force as we descended rapidly.

  • The pilot experienced high g-force while performing steep dives during the training exercise.

Synonyms

gee
vsg-force
  • Specialized
16 9.9

A measure of how many times Earth's gravity you feel

is the same unit but used to express acceleration relative to standard gravity
g
vsg-force
  • Specialized
4 7.4

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

is the same unit but framed as force relative to standard gravity

How Gravitational

g-force
  • Specialized
5.7
microgravity
  • Specialized
4 6.8
weightlessness
  • Specialized
7 4.9
antigravity
7 8.3

Surface Forms

g-force singular
g-forces plural

Morphology

g-force = g + force (semi-transparent) = g + force

The compound is literally 'g' + 'force' (force relative to gravity), but the use of the letter/symbol 'g' as a morpheme is technical and may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

The word g-force breaks into g and force, where g stands for 'gravity' and force means a push or pull. So g-force tells you how many times stronger the pull feels than normal gravity, which is why 2 g feels like twice your usual weight.