antigravity

American

[an-tee-grav-i-tee, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈgræv ɪ ti, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

Physics. the antithesis of gravity; a hypothetical force by which a body of positive mass would repel a body of negative mass.
(not in technical use) a controllable force that can be made to act against the force of gravity.

adjective

(not in technical use) counteracting the force of gravity.

The antigravity drive in this spaceship will enable us to reach Polaris.

Etymology

Origin of antigravity

First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + gravity

Example Sentences

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MILAN—Every time American figure skater Ilia Malinin takes the ice, he dazzles fans with his repeated feats of antigravity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gemini 3 features advanced agentic coding abilities with its new Antigravity platform and increased reasoning abilities for business purposes.

From MarketWatch

The company is also launching a new development platform called Google Antigravity for AI-powered coding.

From Barron's

The company also released Google Antigravity, a new agentic development platform for software engineers, and introduced Gemini Deep Think, an enhanced reasoning model that will become available to premium users.

From MarketWatch

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