Freefall vs Weightlessness - What's the difference?
freefall | weightlessness |
(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 a modifier) Of or related to freefall in any sense.
To drop in a state of freefall .
(uncountable) The state of being free from the effects of gravity.
(countable) An experience or instance of being weightless.
As nouns the difference between freefall and weightlessness
is that freefall is the state of being in a motion affected by no acceleration (force) other than that provided by gravity while weightlessness is the state of being free from the effects of gravity.As a verb freefall
is to drop in a state of freefall.freefall
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Alternative forms
* free fall (noun only) * free-fallNoun
(wikipedia freefall) (-)- As civil war continues in Iraq, the U.S. president's approval ratings are in freefall .
Derived terms
* accelerated free fall * acceleration of free fall * free-fall style * free-fall time * in freefall * progressive free fall * universality of free fallVerb
- A base jumper attempts to freefall for as long as possible before triggering the parachute.