free_fall | ||
1. | [ noun ] a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | |
Synonyms: | drop dip fall | |
Examples: | "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" |
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Related terms: | decrease voltage_drop correction decrease | |
2. | [ noun ] the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field | |
Related terms: | drop | |