free fall

noun

: the state or condition of falling through the air toward the ground

: the condition of quickly becoming lower, less, or fewer

: a fast or continuing drop

Full Definition of FREE FALL

: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field; also : such motion

a : the part of a parachute jump before the parachute opens

b : a rapid and continuing drop or decline <a free fall in stock prices>

— free–fall intransitive verb

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Medical Dictionary

noun \-ˌfȯl\

: the condition of unrestrained motion in a gravitational field; also : such motion

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