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BASE jumping is skydiving from fixed objects, like buildings, antennae, bridges and earth - meaning mountains, cliffs. It's for sure - for me - it's the ultimate feeling of being in free fall, with all the visual references.
Ueli Gegenschatz

Meaning of "free fall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FREE FALL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREE FALL

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Free fall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREE FALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

free fall

Free fall

In Newtonian physics, free fall is any motion of a body where its weight is the only force acting upon it. In the context of general relativity, where gravitation is reduced to a space-time curvature, a body in free fall has no force acting on it and it moves along a geodesic. The present article only concerns itself with free fall in the Newtonian domain. An object in the technical sense of free fall may not necessarily be falling down in the usual sense of the term. An object moving upwards would not normally be considered to be falling, but if it is subject to the force of gravity only, it is said to be in free fall. The moon is thus in free fall. In a uniform gravitational field, in the absence of any other forces, gravitation acts on each part of the body equally and this is akin to weightlessness, a condition that also occurs when the gravitational field is zero. A body in free fall experiences "0-g". The term "free fall" is often used more loosely than in the strict sense defined above. Thus, falling through an atmosphere without a deployed parachute, or lifting device, is also often referred to as free fall.

Definition of free fall in the English dictionary

The definition of free fall in the dictionary is free descent of a body in which the gravitational force is the only force acting on it. Other definition of free fall is the part of a parachute descent before the parachute opens.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREE FALL

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free collective bargaining
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Free County of Burgundy
free electron
free energy
free enterprise
free enthalpy
free fight
free flight
free form
free gift
free gold
free hand
free hit
free house
free jazz
free kick

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREE FALL

acceleration of free fall
befall
deadfall
downfall
fall
flag fall
icefall
infall
landfall
nightfall
outfall
pitfall
rainfall
ride for a fall
rock fall
shortfall
snowfall
take the fall
waterfall
windfall

Synonyms and antonyms of free fall in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «free fall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREE FALL

Find out the translation of free fall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of free fall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «free fall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自由落体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caída libre
570 millions of speakers

English

free fall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुक्त गिरावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السقوط الحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свободное падение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

queda livre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্ত পতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chute libre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jatuh bebas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

freien Fall
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自由落下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자유 낙하
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gratis tiba
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rơi tự do
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தடையின்றி தானே விழல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुक्तपणे पडणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serbest düşüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

caduta libera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

swobodnego spadania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вільне падіння
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cădere liberă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελεύθερη πτώση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrye val
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fritt fall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fritt fall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of free fall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREE FALL»

The term «free fall» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about free fall

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2 QUOTES WITH «FREE FALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word free fall.
1
Ueli Gegenschatz
BASE jumping is skydiving from fixed objects, like buildings, antennae, bridges and earth - meaning mountains, cliffs. It's for sure - for me - it's the ultimate feeling of being in free fall, with all the visual references.
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Randall Terry
Once you depart from the Ten Commandments as being the foundation of right and wrong, you are in a free fall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREE FALL»

Discover the use of free fall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to free fall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Free Fall
From the Paperback edition.
Robert Crais, 2011
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Free Fall
My body had many hairs on legs and belly and chest and head, and each had its own life; each inherited a hundred thousand years of loathing and fear for things that scuttle or slide or crawl." from Free Fall Sammy Mountjoy, artist, rises ...
Sir William Golding, 2003
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Free Fall
A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
David Wiesner, 2008
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Free Fall: An Android Novel
Free Fall is the first novel based on Fantasy Flight Games's Android, conveying a dystopian world of technology and corruption.
William H. Keith, 2011
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Hidden Order: A Thriller
This is thriller writing at its absolute best, where the stakes have never been higher, nor the line between good and evil so hard to discern.
Brad Thor, 2013
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Free Fall: A Sniper's Story from Chechnya
Free Fall tells the brutal engrossing story of the Second Chechen War, through the eyes of a young Russian Soldier. Nicolai Lilin was trained as a sniper in an unorthodox Russian Special Forces regiment called the Saboteurs.
Nicolai Lilin, 2011
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Free fall
When Kim Roth hears on the kitchen radio that flight FIN 770, bound for London from New York, has crashed off Long Island that evening, she realises that she doesn't know which of the many London-bound flights her mother had just taken.
Jenefer Shute, 2002
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Free Fall: A-Late-in-Life Love Affair
In her memoir, Free Fall, Francoeur discloses her discovery of a new love after nearly two decades in a relationship that won't end, despite her need and desire to move on.
Rae Padilla Francoeur, 2009
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Free Fall in Crimson: A Travis McGee Novel
"McGee has become part of our national fabric.
John D. MacDonald, 2013
10
Freefall to Fly: A Breathtaking Journey Toward a Life of Meaning
This book is an invitation for all women to take that first step toward freedom. For it is only when we free-fall that we can truly fly.
Rebekah Lyons, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREE FALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term free fall is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sell Micron, Intel And Microsoft On Free Fall In PC Shipments
Disclosure: I am/we are short MU. (More...)I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
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Free Fall course preview announced
Staunton. Free Fall course preview announced. OLLI at University of Virginia faculty, members and guest will preview the upcoming schedule ... «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»
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Global seabird populations in free fall: UBC researcher
Global seabird populations have dropped 70 per cent since the 1950s, according to UBC researchers. As part of the Sea Around Us project, ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
4
Uganda: Shilling in Free Fall, Touches 3550 Mark
Kampala — The shilling has sunk much further against the dollar with experts warning it would fall further. Mr Stephen Kaboyo, the managing ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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China crash could hit house prices
After soaring 150 per cent in 12 months, China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has been in free fall, losing nearly one third of its value ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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US funds not bailing on China yet
NEW YORK: After almost a month of watching Chinese stocks in free fall, some U.S. fund managers are buying shares at what they consider ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Can Alcoa's Free Fall Be Reversed by Earnings?
At this point, shares are in free-fall mode. While better-than-expected numbers could help reverse course in Alcoa this week, that's more of a ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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Free fall risk assessment can reduce risk of life-altering accidents
I tell my clients and their families that I have only one rule: “Stay off the floor.” We all chuckle, but realize this is a serious topic. A fall is often the ... «Ashland Daily Tidings, Jul 15»
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Modi in a free fall
The Modi government is in a free fall ever since it completed one year in office on May 26. Brickbats are raining over the government from all ... «Arab News, Jul 15»
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Tiger Woods' Brutal Free Fall By The Numbers
The free fall of the one-time, most-dominating golfer in the world has been glaring and eye-popping to say the least. Here, Tech Times puts ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»

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