"free body" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free bodies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free body (plural free bodies)
  1. (physics) A body singled out in order to analyze the forces acting on it, such as in a free body diagram. Wikipedia link: free body Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: free body diagram
    Sense id: en-free_body-en-noun-qXO~ni~H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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