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Gratitude Festival. SEE: Bajoran Gratitude Festival. gravitic caliper. Engineering tool. Ensign Vork recommended the use of a gravitic caliper to regulate plasma flow, suggesting that it Graves, Dr. Ira. (W. Morgan Sheppard). Noted molecular cyber- was more precise than a duotronic probe. (“Fair Trade” [VGR]). neticist, Dr. Ira Graves was considered by some to be one of the greatest human minds in the universe, Early in his career, Graves gravitic mine. Graviton-based weapon used against space vehiwas a teacher to Dr. Noonien Soong, and thus Graves considered cles. (Star Trek Il: The Wrath of Khan). The transport starship himself to be a “grandfather” to the android Data. Graves spentthe ~~ U.S.S. Denver struck a gravitic mine in 2368. That mine had been last years of his life isolated on a planet he called Gravesworld, left over from the Cardassian war. (“Ethics" [TNG]). The Albino where he died in 2365 of Darnay's disease. Just prior to his death, planted a land-based gravitic mine to protect his sanctuary on Graves deposited his intellect into Data's positronic brain; this planet Secarus IV. (“Blood Oath” [DS9]). information was later stored in the Enterprise-D main computer. (“The Schizoid Man" [TNG]). SEE: Zee-Magnees Prize. gravitic sensor net. Network of detection devices employed by the Federation near the Romulan Neutral Zone, making it possiGravesworld. A remote, ringed planet on which the noted molec- ble to detect space vehicles in the area. This system was at least ular cyberneticist Ira Graves lived the last years of his life in partially effective in sensing the presence of cloaked ships. seclusion, (“The Schizoid Man” [TNG]). (“Face of the Enemy” [TNG]). Gravett Island. Isolated island in the South Pacific on Earth. In graviton matrix. Underlying energy-field structure present in artl2063, Gravett Island was uninhabited. When the crew of the ficially-generated temporal distortion fields. (“Future's End, Part Enterprise-E, stranded in the past, began an evacuation of the 1" [VGR]) ship and started the autodestruct sequence, the crew was to remain on Gravett Island so that disruption of Earth's timeline graviton polarimeter. Sensor device used aboard Federation would be minimized. (Star Trek: First Contact). Gravett Island starships. In some astronomical studies, a graviton polarimeter was named for Star Trek production staff member Jacques can gather data similar to that of a flux spectrometer. (“Cause Gravett. Since 20th-century atlases show no Gravett Island in and Effect” [TNG]). existence, we can only assume that Jacques is going to buy an island and name it after himself. graviton wave. Traveling energy field composed of graviton particles. A graviton wave of sufficient power can be destructive to gravimetric fluctuation. Spatial distortion phenomenon. any matter in its path. (“Rejoined” [DS9)). Gravimetric fluctuations accompanied the appearance of the temporal rift near planet Archer IV. Vaguely resembling a graviton. Elementary particle that transwormhole, the temporal rift exhibited time displacement, but mits gravitational force. (“Q-Less” [DS9)). - had no discernible event horizon. (“Yesterday's Enterprise” A graviton inverter circuit is a key compo[TNG]). Gravimetric interference was partially responsible for the nent of an antigrav, such as those used >» crash of the U.S.S. Jenolen into the surface of the Dyson in cargo-handling units. (“Hollow PurSphere in 2294, The interference had apparently been generated suits” [TNG]). A graviton field generator by the enormous mass of the Dyson Sphere. (“Relics” [TNG]). is another element of artificial-gravity generators and is used in force field gravimetric flux density. Measurement of spatial distortion applications as well. An experiment in characteristics. Very high gravimetric flux density readings may phasing technology conducted on a indicate a quantum singularity. (“Parallax” [VGR]). Romulan science vessel in 2368 completely depolarized the graviton field generator of that ship, leading to the destruction of gravimetric microprobe. Sensor instrument; used in the science the ship's warp core. (“The Next Phase” [TNG]). Graviton pulses lab on station Deep Space 9. (“Playing God" [DS9)). were used by Enterprise-D personnel to attempt communication with the Crystalline Entity in 2368. Before such attempts could gravimetric scanner. Device used to measure fluctuations ina succeed, scientist Dr. Kila Marr, who sought revenge against the local gravitational field. In 2373, two Yridians cheated at Quark's entity, adjusted the graviton beam to set up a resonant frequency dabo game table by using a miniature gravimetric scanner to pre- that destroyed the entity. (“Silicon Avatar” [TNG]). Graviton field dict where the ball would land on the wheel. (“Nor the Battle to energy generated by a tractor beam can be used to strengthen the Strong” [DS9)). the structural integrity of a vessel being towed. (“Captive Pursuit" [DS9]). A graviton field generated by a previously undiscovered gravitational constant. Mathematical expression describing the life-form threatened station Deep Space 9 in 2369, when an amount of gravitational attraction that is generated by a given archaeological artifact, discovered by Vash in the Gamma amount of matter. When Enterprise-D personnel were trying to Quadrant and stored on the station, was found to contain the prevent the moon of planet Bre'el IV from crashing into the plan- entity. After the object was beamed into space, the winged eneret, Q suggested that reducing the gravitational constant of the gy creature emerged from the artifact and flew into the wormhole, universe might be a good way to reduce the moon's mass leaving Deep Space 9 to return to normal. (“Q-Less” [DS9]). The enough so the ship's tractor beam could do the job. Ferengi shuttle operated by Arridor and Kol sent out a graviton Unfortunately, Q forgot that adjusting the gravitational constant pulse to prevent the U.S.S. Voyager crew from beaming them out was a feat beyond the abilities of most mere mortals. (“Déja Q" of their shuttle. The graviton pulse destabilized the Barzan worm[TNG]). SEE: warp field. hole and knocked it off its subspace axis, causing its endpoints to jump around erratically. (“False Profits” [VGR]). gravitational eddy. A backward-circling current in a wormhole. In 2371, a microprobe launched from the Starship Voyager into gravity boots. Also known as magnetic boots. (Star Trek VI: The amicro-wormhole became stuck in the wormhole's gravitation- Undiscovered Country). al eddies and was eventually crushed. (“Eye of the Needle" [VGR]). gravity net. Floor mat used in freefall environments to generate artificial gravity. Benjamin Sisko installed a gravity net in his gravitational unit. Device used to generate a synthetic gravity replica Bajoran solar-sail vessel that he built in 2371 because field aboard a space vehicle. The Klingon battle cruiser Kronos weightlessness made him queasy. (“Explorers” [DS3]). One suffered a hit to the gravity generator during the assassination of Chancellor Gorkon, resulting in weightless conditions ~~ Grax, Reittan. (Rudolph Willrich). The Betazoid director of the aboard that ship while the crime was committed. (Star Trek VI: biennial Trade Agreements Conference in 2366. Grax was an The Undiscovered Country). old friend of Lwaxana Troi's late husband, lan Andrew Troi, and