backlash
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backlash
- /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
Where it comes from
From back- + lash.
noun backlashes
- A suddenly reversed or backward motion, such as of a rope or elastic band when it snaps under tension.
- A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature. The public backlash to the proposal was quick and insistent.
- The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, such as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear). ... the word "backlash" is used in the extended sense in which it is understood in Lancashire and Yorkshire , including not only backlash proper , but also break of contact between the working faces of the teeth of the two wheels when the driven wheel overruns the driver without actual backlash . To
- The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion. In ...breakages from high speed and irregular pitch, ten out of the eleven wheels had spur segments moulded from patterns, instead of by machinery; and in three of the ten the teeth were cast upon the felks, and were twisted and drawn, as they generally are when cast in this way, by the contraction
verb backlashes · backlashing · backlashed
- To perform a backlash, to lash back in reaction to some cause. 1894 William Westall. Tinkler. Ludgate Illustrated Magazine. Vol VIII Thrutch factory was a queer old concern. It had been built piecemeal-here a bit and there a bit. There were a new end and an old end, the spinning-rooms in the one being light and lofty, in the other low. and gloomy. Looms were sh
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recoil, backfire, rebound, repercussion, backsliding, retreat, retrogression, regress, throwback, regression, set, rollback, setback, resistance, rejection, opposition
Translations
Every language
noun sudden backward motion
| Español | reacción opuesta, contragolpe |
|---|---|
| Português | coice, reação |
| Deutsch | zurückspringen, wegspringen, Reaktion, Rückwirkung |
| Italiano | reazione |
| Ελληνικά | αντίδραση antídrasi |
noun violent or abrupt reaction
| Español | contragolpe, reacción clamorosa / negativa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バックラッシュ bakkurasshu |
| 中文 | 反彈 /反弹 fǎntán |
| Português | comoção, revolta, motim |
| Français | retour de bâton, retour de manivelle |
| Deutsch | Gegenreaktion, Ausbruch, Rückstoß, Aufschrei |
| Italiano | contraccolpo |
| Ελληνικά | αντίκτυπος antíktypos, εξέγερση exégersi |
| Русский | реа́кция reákcija, ответка otvetka, отпор otpor |
| Tiếng Việt | chống đối |
| العربية | رَدّ فِعْل عَنِيف radd fiʕl ʕanīf |
noun mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts
| Español | juego, holgura, huelgo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | バックラッシュ bakkurasshu |
| Português | jogo |
| Français | jeu |
| Deutsch | Spiel, Spielraum, Luft (mech.) |
| Italiano | gioco, passo |
| Ελληνικά | διάκενο diákeno |
| Русский | мёртвый ход mjórtvyj xod, люфт ljuft, зазо́р zazór, свобо́дный ход svobódnyj xod |
noun jarring motion in badly fitting machinery
| Deutsch | Rumpeln |
|---|---|
| Italiano | scuotimento, stridore, dissonanza |
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title = {backlash},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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