weightlessness
die Schwerelosigkeit, die Schwerelosigkeiten
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weightlessness
A state in which a body appears to have no weight and floats freely, for example inside a spacecraft in space.
Die Astronauten mussten sich erst an die Schwerelosigkeit gewöhnen.
The astronauts first had to get used to weightlessness.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Schwerelosigkeiten |
| genitive | der Schwerelosigkeit |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Schwerelosigkeit | die Schwerelosigkeiten |
| accusative | die Schwerelosigkeit | die Schwerelosigkeiten |
| dative | der Schwerelosigkeit | den Schwerelosigkeiten |
| genitive | der Schwerelosigkeit | der Schwerelosigkeiten |
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'Schwerelosigkeit' (weightlessness) is made up of 'Schwere' (gravity), '-los' (without), and '-igkeit' (a suffix denoting a state or quality).
Die Schwerelosigkeit stellte die Forscher vor neue technische Herausforderungen.
Weightlessness presented the researchers with new technical challenges.
For stays or processes in this state, German frequently uses 'in der Schwerelosigkeit' (in weightlessness). 'In' takes the dative here because no movement in a direction is being expressed.
In der Schwerelosigkeit können Gegenstände nicht einfach auf dem Tisch liegen bleiben.
In weightlessness, objects cannot simply remain lying on the table.
Common collocations include 'sich an die Schwerelosigkeit gewöhnen' (to get used to weightlessness), 'in der Schwerelosigkeit schweben' (to float in weightlessness), and 'Experimente in der Schwerelosigkeit durchführen' (to conduct experiments in weightlessness). The word occurs especially often in connection with space travel and astronauts.
Die Wissenschaftler führten in der Schwerelosigkeit mehrere Experimente durch.
The scientists conducted several experiments in weightlessness.
