recoil
Roget category 277
2. Words relating to space› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.3. Motion conjoined with force
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Recoil
noun
recoil —
reaction,
retroaction —
revulsion —
bounce,
rebound,
ricochet —
repercussion,
recalcitration† —
kick,
contrecoup [Fr.] —
springing back
etc.
v. —
elasticity
etc.
325 —
reflection,
reflexion [Brit.],
reflex,
reflux —
reverberation
etc.
(resonance)
408 —
rebuff,
repulse —
return.
ducks and drakes —
boomerang —
spring,
reactionist†.
elastic collision,
coefficient of restitution.
verb
recoil,
react —
spring back,
fly back,
bounce back,
bound back —
rebound,
reverberate,
repercuss†,
recalcitrate† —
echo,
ricochet.
adjective
recoiling
etc.
v. —
refluent†,
repercussive,
recalcitrant,
reactionary —
retroactive.
adverb
on the rebound,
on the recoil
etc.
n..
phrase
for every action there is a reaction, equal in force for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction
[Newton].
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