anti-G suit

[an-tee-jee, an-tahy-]

an·ti-G suit

[an-tee-jee, an-tahy-]
noun Aeronautics, Aerospace.
a garment for fliers and astronauts designed to exert pressure on the abdomen and thighs to prevent or retard the pooling of blood below the heart under the influence of excessive head-to-toe acceleration forces.
Also called G-suit.


Origin:
1940–45; G representing gravity
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Anti-g suit is always a great word to know.
So is tensile stress. Does it mean:
axial force causing a body to become longer along direction of applied force
fractional change in body's length due to applied tensile force
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anti-G suit
 
n
another name for G-suit

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