free fall
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nounDefinition 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
See Examples of FREE FALL
- Sales were in free fall.
First Known Use of FREE FALL
1919
free fall
noun \-ˌfȯl\ (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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