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free-fall time

free-fall time noun: the characteristic amount of time required for a body to collapse under its own gravitational attraction, if no other forces exist to oppose the collapse.

Noun

free-fall time (countable and uncountable, plural free-fall times)

  1. The characteristic amount of time required for a body to collapse under its own gravitational attraction, if no other forces exist to oppose the collapse.

Forms of free-fall time

pluralfree-fall times

Questions about free-fall time

What does free-fall time mean?
Free-fall time means the characteristic amount of time required for a body to collapse under its own gravitational attraction, if no other forces exist to oppose the collapse.
What part of speech is free-fall time?
Free-fall time is a noun.
What is the plural of free-fall time?
The plural of free-fall time is free-fall times.

Words near free-fall time in the dictionary

  1. free-dumb
  2. free-er
  3. free-est
  4. free-exercise clause
  5. free-fall
  6. free-fall time
  7. free-fall times
  8. free-fallen
  9. free-falling
  10. free-falls
  11. free-fed

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