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Freefall vs Collapse - What's the difference?

freefall | collapse |

As nouns the difference between freefall and collapse

is that freefall is (physics) the state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration (force) other than that provided by gravity while collapse is the act of collapsing.

As verbs the difference between freefall and collapse

is that freefall is to drop in a state of freefall while collapse is to fall down suddenly; to cave in.

freefall

English

Alternative forms

* free fall (noun only) * free-fall

Noun

(wikipedia freefall) (-)
  • (physics) The state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration (force) other than that provided by gravity.
  • (common usage) The state of falling with no interference from outside forces other than the air resistance (no open parachute, etc.)
  • (by extension) The state of worsening out of control.
    • As civil war continues in Iraq, the U.S. president's approval ratings are in freefall .
  • (as a modifier) Of or related to freefall in any sense.

    • Derived terms

    * accelerated free fall * acceleration of free fall * free-fall style * free-fall time * in freefall * progressive free fall * universality of free fall

    Verb

  • To drop in a state of freefall .
    • A base jumper attempts to freefall for as long as possible before triggering the parachute.

    Derived terms

    * free-falling

    collapse

    English

    (wikipedia collapse)

    Verb

    (collaps)
  • To fall down suddenly; to cave in
  • * Maunder
    • A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.
  • To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely
    • Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse .
  • To fold compactly
  • (cricket) For several batsmen to get out in quick succession
  • To cause something to collapse.
    • Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
  • To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint
    • The exhausted singer collapsed onstage and had to be taken to the hospital.

    Derived terms

    * collapsible

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of collapsing
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 21 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Newcastle 3-0 Stoke , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The top six are assured of continental competition and after making a statement of intent against Stoke, it would take a dramatic collapse for Newcastle to surrender their place.}}
  • Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset)

    • Anagrams

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