Definition of Recoil. Meaning of Recoil. Synonyms of Recoil

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Definition of Recoil

Recoil
Recoil Re*coil", v. t. To draw or go back. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Recoil
Recoil Re*coil", n. 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 (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring the force of the recoil of a firearm. Recoil escapement See the Note under Escapement.

Meaning of Recoil from wikipedia

- Recoil (often called knockback, kickback or simply kick) is the rearward thrust generated when a gun is being discharged. In technical terms, the recoil...
- Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms. Recoil operated firearms use the energy of recoil to cycle...
- Lycoris Recoil (****anese: リコリス・リコイル, Hepburn: Rikorisu Rikoiru) is an original ****anese anime television series created by Spider Lily and Asaura [ja]...
- up recoil in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Recoil is the backward momentum of a gun when it is discharged. Recoil may also refer to: Atomic recoil, in...
- In condensed matter physics and atomic physics, the recoil temperature is a fundamental lower limit of temperature attainable by some laser cooling schemes...
- A hydraulic recoil mechanism is a way of limiting the effects of recoil and adding to the accuracy and firepower of an artillery piece. The idea of using...
- A muzzle brake or recoil compensator is a device connected to, or a feature integral (ported barrel) to the construction of, the muzzle or barrel of a...
- recoil buffer is a factory-installed or aftermarket component of firearms which serves to reduce the velocity and/or cushion the impact of recoiling parts...
- In nuclear physics, atomic recoil is the result of the interaction of an atom with an energetic elementary particle, when the momentum of the interacting...
- Free recoil / Frecoil is a vernacular term or jargon for recoil energy of a firearm not supported from behind. Free recoil denotes the translational kinetic...