milligravity

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by WingerBot (talk | contribs) as of 01:02, 19 August 2024.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

Etymology

From milli- +‎ gravity.

Noun

milligravity (plural milligravities)

  1. A force equal to one thousandth of Earth's gravitational force
    • 2015 August 21, “Validation of Cut-Points for Evaluating the Intensity of Physical Activity with Accelerometry-Based Mean Amplitude Deviation (MAD)”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The unit of the MAD is milligravity (mg); ie, the Earth’s gravity 1g is equal to 1000 mg.