Meanings
nounfree body (plural free bodies)
plural free bodies
- natural sciencesA body singled out in order to analyze the forces acting on it, such as in a free body diagram.
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free body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20body
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“free body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20body.
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