Free fall
Chinese equivalent: 自由落体运动
Free fall The motion of an object falling under the influence of gravity alone, starting from rest; it is uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion with zero in…
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Free fall The motion of an object falling under the influence of gravity alone, starting from rest; it is uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion with zero initial velocity.
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