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Free fall Moderate

Free fall has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

2

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"

3

Alternative form of freefall

Example Sentences
"a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index" noun
"there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery" noun
"a dip in prices" noun
"when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
drop decrease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
correction voltage drop
Rhyming Words
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