free fall
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free fall

noun

Definition of FREE FALL

1
: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field; also : such motion
2
a : the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens
b : a rapid and continuing drop or decline <a free fall in stock prices>
free–fall intransitive verb

Examples of FREE FALL

  1. Sales were in free fall.

First Known Use of FREE FALL

1919

free fall

noun \-ˌfl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of FREE FALL

: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field; also : such motion

free fall

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In mechanics, the state of a body that moves freely in any manner in the presence of gravity. The planets are in free fall in the gravitational field of the Sun. A body in free fall follows an orbit such that the sum of gravitational and inertial forces equals zero. See also gravitation; Newton's laws of motion.

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