1
[ adjective ] decreasing in amount or degree

Examples

"falling temperature"

Used in print

(Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)

Because of the falling characteristic of the rectifier , no ballast_resistor was required for stability of operation .

Related terms

decreasing

2
[ adjective ] suddenly losing an upright position

Examples

"they ran from the falling tree" "a falling wall crushed the car"

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standing tumbling toppling

3
[ adjective ] becoming lower or less in degree or value

Examples

"a falling market" "falling incomes"

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rising declining dropping

4
[ adjective ] coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot

Examples

"the falling action"

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rising anticlimactic

5
[ adjective ] coming down freely under the influence of gravity

Synonyms

dropping

Examples

"the eerie whistle of dropping bombs" "falling rain"

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descending

6
[ noun ] a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

Synonyms

fall drop

Examples

"it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

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