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acceleration of free fall |
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acceleration of free fall n (Physics / Atomic Physics) 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 second. Symbol g Also called acceleration due to gravity acceleration of gravity How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In order to quantify this correction, the gravitational
gradients as well as the absolute acceleration of free fall at the
location where the mass calibrations are performed were measured by the
National Geodetic Survey to be [(3. |
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