free
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6.3
- adjective
- /friː/
- Specialized
- When it comes to testosterone, there are two main types, free and bound.
- free electron
- free radical
- free energy
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Watch on YouTubeHalf a wavelength long ends are free cosine.
- Half a wavelength long ends are free cosine.
- Because because the two molecules are free, they don't crystallize.
- And in fact, they're basically act like free particles when they're very close.
- You have your actually own endogenous clock that will free run in absence of any light.
- So because their SHB GS are significantly higher, their free DHT is way lower.
- When it comes to testosterone, there are two main types, free and bound.
- But for now, we don't understand these weird pairs of free floating planets, these jumbos.
- Every single woman who gets pregnant is going to have cell free DNA testing.
- Was he going around mills, letting the steam out fly free water vapor be gone from York.
Examples
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Within the various depths of skin, free nerve endings help regulate body temperature.
Academic text (2017) -
You know the consequences of a body moving with unchecked velocity in free space.
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In this case, the particles would live free both in space and velocity.
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For example, cell biologists need to understand entropy because free energy measures how much useful work can be done.
Academic text (2012) -
And in fact, they're basically act like free particles when they're very close.
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Then, deep underground, water and sand with chemical additives are pushed out to open tiny cracks in the rock to set the gas free.
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In physics class, we learned that objects in free fall accelerate towards Earth without any resistance.
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When it comes to testosterone, there are two main types, free and bound.
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Saliva testing, though, can measure the amount of free hormones in a person's body.
Synonyms
879
2.3
Not controlled by others
30
7.3
Free from limits or rules
6
6.7
Not tied to anything and able to move freely
1
7.2
A molecule free in a liquid or blood, not attached to others
Antonyms
Idioms
1
8.4
To stay constantly in someone's thoughts and annoy them
Compounds
- Formal
177
3.2
The right to say what you think in public without the government stopping you
- Archaic
56
6.7
Countries with non-communist governments that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War
- Specialized
39
4.1
An area near a port where companies store goods for export without paying customs duties
38
3.8
A system where private businesses compete and the market sets prices with little government control
- Informal
37
4.2
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- Literature
28
3.0
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Specialized
16
3.2
A computer program with its code available that you can use, change, and share without paying
12
3.7
An agreement from 1994 that made trade easier between the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- NSFW
12
6.5
Sex between people who are not married, often part of a belief in sexual freedom
- Specialized
10
5.1
A small unstable atom or molecule that can damage body cells by reacting with them
10
3.7
A person who sells their work to different companies or people without a long contract
8
7.2
A belief in religious ideas based on reason and facts rather than on tradition or leaders
- Specialized
6
2.3
A kick given to a team after the other team breaks a rule, taken without nearby opponents
- Archaic
6
6.9
A state where laws did not allow people to own slaves before the American Civil War
5
3.9
A person who supports trade between countries without import taxes or other barriers
5
3.2
A way of eating that avoids foods with gluten for people with celiac disease or gluten intolerance
- Specialized
2
6.8
A way of saying the first thought that comes to your mind to find hidden feelings
2
4.7
Supporting a system where private businesses compete with little government control
- Specialized
1
4.1
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
- Specialized
1
4.9
An electron not attached to an atom that can move freely and carry electricity
1
5.1
Armed forces and political movement led by Charles de Gaulle who resisted German occupation in World War II
- Specialized
1
6.4
A living thing that lives on its own and not on another animal or plant
- Formal
1
4.1
A way of running an economy that lets businesses compete with little government control
- Formal
1
5.9
An official act that forgives someone for a crime and ends their legal punishments
1
8.5
A small bat that flies fast, eats insects, and has a tail sticking out past the skin between its wings
- Archaic
1
9.9
Of states or territories in the United States that did not allow slavery before the Civil War
1
8.1
A former province in central South Africa settled by Dutch farmers, renamed Free State in 1997
1
8.1
A former 19th century US party that opposed slavery spreading into western lands
- Specialized
1
9.1
A thin metal tongue that vibrates in a slot to make sound in harmonicas or accordions
- Specialized
1
7.9
A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica
How Free
- Specialized
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6.3
879
2.3
8
5.2
- UK
6
3.0
369
1.5
- Specialized
13
6.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Free for a particle or element means 'not joined' or 'able to move on its own', using the old idea of 'not bound'. So a free electron is one that is not combined and can move independently.