| recoil | 1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as, the recoil of nature, or of the blood. 2. The state or condition of having recoiled. "The recoil from formalism is skepticism." (F. W. Robertson) 3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when discharged. Recoil dynamometer, an instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm. Recoil escapement See the Note under Escapement. 1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return. "Evil on itself shall back recoil." (Milton) "The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . . . That we should recoil into our ordinary spirits." (De Quincey) 2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink. 3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire. "To your bowers recoil." Origin: OE. Recoilen, F. Reculer, fr. L. Pref. Re- re- + culus the fundament. The English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| recoil atom | The remainder of an atom from which a nuclear particle has been emitted or ejected at high velocity; the remainder recoils with a velocity inversely proportional to its mass. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recoil wave | The second rise in the tracing of a dicrotic pulse. Synonym: recoil wave. (05 Mar 2000) |
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flinch: draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" backfire: come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired bounce: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" a movement back from an impact kick back: spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
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1. To react to unexpected stimulus by jumping or moving backwards. 2. The backwards force resulting from the expelling of an object out of a device (ie a nail gun).
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The backward thrust or "kick" of a gun caused by the powder gases pushing the bullet through the bore and the jet effect of the gases themselves.
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The rearward motion or "kick" of a gun on firing. Recoil in shooting is the practical effect of Newton's Third Law of Motion: for every action there is and opposite and equal reaction.
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the portion of an atom from which an alpha particle or other subatomic particle has been given off; this remaining part recoils with a velocity inversely proportional to its mass.
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| recoil | a movement back from an impact |
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| recoil | the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired |
| recoil | spring back, as from a forceful thrust |
| recoil | spring back |
| recoil | draw back, as with fear or pain |
| recoil | of or being a weapon that is designed to minimize recoil |
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