"freefall" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freefall.wav
Etymology: From free + fall. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|fall}} free + fall Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} freefall (uncountable)
  1. (physics) A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that of 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), मुक्त पतन (mukt patan) (Hindi), मुक्त पात (mukt pāt) (Hindi), jatuh bebas (Indonesian), queda livre [feminine] (Portuguese), caída libre [feminine] (Spanish), caimiento libre [masculine] (Spanish), serbest düşüş (Turkish) 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), caída libre [feminine] (Spanish), caimiento libre [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (common usage) As above, but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices like parachutes or wings. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-noun-fi8NGj0k
  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), caída libre [feminine] (Spanish), caimiento libre [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-noun-9IFG65yn Disambiguation of 'state of worsening out of control': 11 1 88
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

IPA: /ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freefall.wav Forms: freefalls [present, singular, third-person], freefalling [participle, present], freefell [past], freefallen [participle, past]
Etymology: From 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. (intransitive) To drop in a state of freefall. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: free-falling Translations (to drop in freefall): pudota vapaasti (Finnish), caer libremente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-freefall-en-verb-kbVF4ZiB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: free fall [noun], free-fall [noun, verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(common usage) As above, but allowing for the presence of incidental air resistance not caused intentionally by devices like parachutes or wings."
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "As civil war continues in Iraq, the U.S. president's approval ratings are in freefall.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Mick Herron, Slow Horses, page 63:",
          "text": "House prices were in freefall, if you owned one.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 March 25, Rail, front cover:",
          "text": "Passenger numbers in freefall as UK battles COVID-19",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 February 6, Rachel Monroe, “Ultra-fast Fashion Is Eating the World”, in The Atlantic:",
          "text": "Even with the economy in free fall, demand for cheap, cute clothes persisted.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The state of worsening out of control."
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          "worsen",
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        ]
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        "(by extension) The state of worsening out of control."
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        "broadly",
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/"
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      "tags": [
        "noun"
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      "word": "free fall"
    },
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        "as a modifier"
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        "noun",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caiguda lliure"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "volný pád"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "word": "vapaa pudotus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chute libre"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mukt patan",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "word": "मुक्त पतन"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mukt pāt",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "word": "मुक्त पात"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "word": "jatuh bebas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "queda livre"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caída libre"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caimiento libre"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "being affected only by gravity",
      "word": "serbest düşüş"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caiguda lliure"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "word": "vapaa pudotus"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "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": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "fi",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "state of worsening out of control",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caduta libera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "state of worsening out of control",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "queda livre"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "state of worsening out of control",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    "freefall"
  ],
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}

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Turkish translations"
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    {
      "word": "free-falling"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "freefalling",
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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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        "(intransitive) To drop in a state of freefall."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to drop in freefall",
      "word": "pudota vapaasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to drop in freefall",
      "word": "caer libremente"
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  ],
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}

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