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   G-force

   /ˈjēfôrs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a form of acceleration that causes the accelerating object to experience a force acting in the opposite direction to the acceleration: "the Harrier banked sharply left and I experienced my first taste of G-force"
   • ▪ the pressure experienced as a result of G-force: "the G-force presses me back into my seat"

   Word Origin 1930s: abbreviation of gravitational force.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • F

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   • O

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   • R

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   • C

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   • E

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