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- [free fawl]
- /fri fɔl/
- /friː fɔːl/
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- [free fawl]
- /fri fɔl/
Definitions of free-fall word
- verb without object free-fall (of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall: The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds. 1
- adjective free-fall denoting or suggesting a free fall: a free-fall recession. 1
- noun free-fall the hypothetical fall of a body such that the only force acting upon it is that of gravity. 1
- noun free-fall the part of a parachute jump that precedes the opening of the parachute. 1
- noun free-fall a decline, especially a sudden or rapid decline, as in value or prestige, that appears to be endless or bottomless: The economy was in a free fall all winter. 1
- noun free-fall Alternative spelling of freefall. 0
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Origin of free-fall
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20
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Parts of speech for Free-fall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
free-fall popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for free-fall
noun free-fall
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- plummet — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
Antonyms for free-fall
noun free-fall
- upturn — to turn up or over: The farmer upturned clumps of sod with his spade.
Top questions with free-fall
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