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space sickness

space sick·ness
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speys sik-nis]
    • /speɪs ˈsɪk nɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speys sik-nis]
    • /speɪs ˈsɪk nɪs/

Definitions of space sickness words

  • noun space sickness a complex of symptoms including nausea, lethargy, headache, and sweating, occurring among astronauts under conditions of weightlessness. 1
  • noun space sickness the nausea that people can experience in the gravity-free environment of space 0

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Origin of space sickness

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Space sickness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

space sickness popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

space sickness usage trend in Literature

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