Definition of falling

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Falling (a. & n.) from Fall, v. i..

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Depression :: Depression (n.) A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little protuberances and depressions..
Illabile :: Illabile (a.) Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable.
Prociduous :: Prociduous (a.) Falling from its proper place.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove..
Albedo :: Albedo (n.) Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light falling upon that surface.
Intercidence :: Intercidence (n.) The act or state of coming or falling between; occurrence; incident.
Sprinkle :: Sprinkle (v. i.) To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now and then; as, it sprinkles..
Dribble :: Dribble (n.) A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.
Decussated :: Decussated (a.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period..
Descend :: Descend (v. i.) To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite of ascend..
Shower :: Shower (n.) That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly.
Globigerina :: Globigerina (n.) A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina ooze. See Illust. of Foraminifera..
Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its occupants from objects falling down the shaft..
Indeciduous :: Indeciduous (a.) Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial..
Incident :: Incident (a.) Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining..
Sleet :: Sleet (n.) Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven by the wind, in fine particles..
Crazy :: Crazy (a.) Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken; falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.
Decadency :: Decadency (n.) A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence..
Viviparous :: Viviparous (a.) Producing young in a living state, as most mammals, or as those plants the offspring of which are produced alive, either by bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves germinating on the plant, instead of falling, as they usually do; -- opposed to oviparous..
Sprinkling :: Sprinkling (n.) A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow..
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