"freefall" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freefall.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: free + fall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|fall}} free + fall Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} freefall (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration (force) other than that provided by gravity. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (being affected only by gravity): caiguda lliure [feminine] (Catalan), volný pád [masculine] (Czech), vapaa pudotus (Finnish), chute libre [feminine] (French), jatuh bebas (Indonesian), queda livre [feminine] (Portuguese), serbest düşüş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-noun-Xg6L09NB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 44 1 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 38 2 24 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'being affected only by gravity': 77 18 5
  2. (common usage) The state of falling with no interference from outside forces other than the air resistance (no open parachute, etc.) Tags: uncountable Translations (falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices): caiguda lliure [feminine] (Catalan), vapaa pudotus (Finnish), chute libre [feminine] (French), terjun bebas (Indonesian), caduta libera [feminine] (Italian), queda livre [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-noun-sKgd4FoH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 44 1 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 38 2 24 Disambiguation of 'falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices': 32 51 18
  3. (by extension) The state of worsening out of control. Tags: broadly, uncountable Translations (state of worsening out of control): vapaa pudotus (Finnish), caduta libera [feminine] (Italian), queda livre [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-noun-9IFG65yn Disambiguation of 'state of worsening out of control': 10 12 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free fall [noun], free-fall [noun, verb] Derived forms: accelerated free fall, acceleration of free fall, free-fall style, free-fall time, in freefall, progressive free fall, universality of free fall

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freefall.wav [Southern-England] Forms: freefalls [present, singular, third-person], freefalling [participle, present], freefell [past], freefallen [participle, past]
Etymology: free + fall Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|fall}} free + fall Head templates: {{en-verb|freefalls|freefalling|freefell|freefallen}} freefall (third-person singular simple present freefalls, present participle freefalling, simple past freefell, past participle freefallen)
  1. To drop in a state of freefall. Derived forms: free-falling Translations (to drop in freefall): pudota vapaasti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-verb-kbVF4ZiB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 44 1 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 36 38 2 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free fall [noun], free-fall [noun, verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "word": "vapaa pudotus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chute libre"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "word": "terjun bebas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caduta libera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "queda livre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "state of worsening out of control",
      "word": "vapaa pudotus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "state of worsening out of control",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caduta libera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of worsening out of control",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "queda livre"
    }
  ],
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    "freefall"
  ],
  "word": "freefall"
}

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    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      "word": "free-falling"
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    {
      "form": "freefell",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "form": "freefallen",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1987 April 11, Pamela Wescott, “Judy Grahn: Pursuing the Work We Want”, in Gay Community News, page 8",
          "text": "Watching a mother raccoon urge her babies, one by one, to let go of their grip of the roof and free-fall into her outstretched arms, three feet below on the porch rail.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "A base jumper attempts to freefall for as long as possible before triggering the parachute."
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        "To drop in a state of freefall."
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "noun"
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        "as a modifier"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to drop in freefall",
      "word": "pudota vapaasti"
    }
  ],
  "word": "freefall"
}

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