What does Free Fall mean?
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free fall
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Princeton's WordNet
free fallnoun
the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field
drop, dip, fall, free fallnoun
a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
Wiktionary
free fallnoun
A variant form of freefall.
Wikipedia
Free fall
In Newtonian physics, free fall is any motion of a body where gravity 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. An object in the technical sense of the term "free fall" may not necessarily be falling down in the usual sense of the term. An object moving upwards might not normally be considered to be falling, but if it is subject to only the force of gravity, it is said to be in free fall. The Moon is thus in free fall around the Earth, though its orbital speed keeps it in very far orbit from the Earth's surface. In a roughly uniform gravitational field gravity acts on each part of a body approximately equally. When there are no other forces, such as the normal force exerted between a body (e.g. an astronaut in orbit) and its surrounding objects, it will result in the sensation of weightlessness, a condition that also occurs when the gravitational field is weak (such as when far away from any source of gravity). 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. The aerodynamic drag forces in such situations prevent them from producing full weightlessness, and thus a skydiver's "free fall" after reaching terminal velocity produces the sensation of the body's weight being supported on a cushion of air.
ChatGPT
free fall
Free fall is a state of motion in which a object or body is moving solely under the influence of gravity. In free fall, there is no air resistance affecting the object, and it theoretically falls at a constant acceleration of approximately 9.8 m/s² toward the ground if it's near the Earth's surface, regardless of its horizontal motion.
Wikidata
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 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 thus is 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 which also obtains when the gravitational field is zero such as when far away from any gravitating body. 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. The aerodynamic drag forces in such situations prevent them from producing full weightlessness, and thus a skydiver's "free fall" after reaching terminal velocity produces the sensation of the body's weight being supported on a cushion of air.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
free fall
A parachute maneuver in which the parachute is manually activated at the discretion of the jumper or automatically at a preset altitude. See also airdrop; air movement; free drop; high velocity drop; low velocity drop.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Free Fall in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Free Fall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Free Fall in a Sentence
The FDA is supposed to protect all Americans, and particularly our children. I'm calling on FDA to finally come to its senses. Err on the side of public safety, on the side of kids, not tobacco companies. This free fall in the legal department at the FDA is unimaginable. It's not safe for America. And it's not safe for our future.
The most fun part of the dive is the free fall, it's like people who do skydiving, they just freefalling. It's just the same. You know I think that's the best sensation you can have because the more you free fall, the deeper you go, the more fun you have.
It will not be a bull market next year, but the chance of a free fall is also slim.
This is a corporation that is in free-fall and has been taking some desperate actions of late.
Free fall of stock market is most likely around 3 pm as SBI securities has closed down price entry for sale of shares for its clients.
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