n (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 gravityoracceleration of gravity
acceleration of free fall
acceleration of free fall
[ak‚sel·ə′rā·shən əv ′frē ‚fȯl] (mechanics) acceleration of gravity