English dictionary
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English noun: free fall | |||
| 1. | free fall (event) the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop, fall | ||
| 2. | free fall (attribute) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | dip, drop, fall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decrease, decrement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | correction, voltage drop | ||
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