Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A force acting on a body as a result of acceleration or gravity, informally described in units of gees.
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- noun The acceleration of a body, relative to the
freefall acceleration due to any local gravitational field, expressed in multiples of g0 (the mean acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
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Examples
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Nissan The center LCD screen is a series of 11 configurable panels with graphical readouts for throttle position, brake force, yaw rate, front/rear torque distribution, steering angle, lateral, longitudinal and total g-force.
A Nissan Supercar 2011
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Nissan The center LCD screen is a series of 11 configurable panels with graphical readouts for throttle position, brake force, yaw rate, front/rear torque distribution, steering angle, lateral, longitudinal and total g-force.
A Nissan Supercar 2011
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The plane started to lift, and the g-force pressed me back against the seat.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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My favorite part of this car is actually the performance-data display on the center LCD screen, a series of 11 configurable panels with graphical readouts for throttle position, brake force, yaw rate, front/rear torque distribution, steering angle, lateral, longitudinal and total g-force, among others.
Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011
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I've never been in the military, but my covert operation to reclaim my child in the late 90's felt similar to the psychic g-force that must accompany a soldier making his first blind descent into the Kabul airport.
Crai S. Bower: Flying Blind: Entering Enemy Territory to Do What (You Think) is Right Crai S. Bower 2011
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My favorite part of this car is actually the performance-data display on the center LCD screen, a series of 11 configurable panels with graphical readouts for throttle position, brake force, yaw rate, front/rear torque distribution, steering angle, lateral, longitudinal and total g-force, among others.
Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011
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If that's not enough, Under Armour provided some of this year's prospects with a William Gibson-tastic shirt called the E39, which transmits real-time g-force and breathing and heart-rate numbers.
The Confounding Allure of the NFL Combine Jason Gay 2011
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The plane started to lift, and the g-force pressed me back against the seat.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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MyMechanic provides car performance data, such as horsepower, torque, and g-force, on Android phones.
2011 CES: Garmin launches an iPhone navigation app, finally 2011
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Lateral acceleration measured the maximum g-force attained by vehicles orbiting a 300-foot circle, known as a skid pad.
Automotive X Prize: Performance results from Knockout testing 2010
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