acceleration of free fall
noun
the acceleration of a body falling freely in a vacuum near the surface of the earth in the earth's gravitational field: the standard value is 9.806 65 metres per second per second or 32.174 feet per second per secondSymbol: g Also called: acceleration due to gravity, acceleration of gravity
Nearby words
accelerated reader, accelerating universe, acceleration, acceleration clause, acceleration coefficient, acceleration of free fall, acceleration of gravity, acceleration principle, accelerationist, accelerative, accelerator
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