ungrounded
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Adjective
Not grounded; without ground or basis, unreal, false.
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The defendant's claims are fictitious; they are entirely ungrounded in fact.
Marx's conviction that the proletariat would evolve a revolutionary consciousness in this sense was not a scientific opinion but an ungrounded prophecy.
Not connected to ground potential.
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Unlike coaxial cable where the outer conductor is grounded, twisted pair is usually ungrounded.
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If the charge is allowed to build, the core will discharge into the hull of a ship. All ungrounded crew members are fried to a crisp, all electronic system are burned out, and metal bulkheads may be melted and fused together.
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