recoiled

Meanings

• Verb

  To draw back suddenly and forcefully.

  - "The bullet recoiled and hit the gunman."
  - "The car recoiled from the huge boulder."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with recoiled
coil , oil , soil , toil

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Homonyms

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1. Recoil () : To draw back suddenly and forcefully. In physics, it refers to the backward motion or force experienced by an object when it collides with another object or when it emits or absorbs energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation or other forms of energy.
   

2. Recoil (French) : To receive back, to recover. In English, it has the same meaning as the English word 'recoil', but with a slightly different connotation, implying a sense of return or recovery, as opposed to the more active and forceful connotation implied by the English word 'recoil'.
   

3. Recoil (Italian) : Ritorno, ripresa. In English, it has the same meaning as the English word 'recoil', but with a slightly different connotation, implying a sense of return or recovery, as opposed to the more active and forceful connotation implied by the English word 'recoil'.
   

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Homophones

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1. recoil
   

2. recoil (n)
   

3. recoil (v)
   

4. recoiled
   

5. recoiling
   

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Variants

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recoil , recoiled , recoiling , recoils

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Forms

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recoil (n), recoil (v), recoiled, recoiling

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Etymology

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Originally, recoil meant to rebound, bounce back, or return to an original position. Later, it came to mean drawing back suddenly and forcefully, as a reaction to an external force or stimulus.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the term 'recoil' comes from the Old French word 'recuelir', which means 'to receive back' or 'to recover'. In physics, the term 'recoil' is used to describe the backward motion or force experienced by an object when it collides with another object or when it emits or absorbs energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation or other forms of energy. The term 'recoil' is also used in other contexts, such as in firearms, where it refers to the backward motion or force experienced by the gun when a bullet is fired. In these cases, the term 'recoil' is used to describe the physical force or motion experienced by the object or system when it undergoes a change in momentum or energy.

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1. Recoil and energy conservation: Recoil is a fundamental concept in physics that describes the backward motion or force experienced by an object when it collides with another object or when it emits or absorbs energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation or other forms of energy. Recoil plays a crucial role in many physical processes and phenomena, including particle acceleration, nuclear reactions, atomic spectroscopy, and energy harvesting. In the context of energy conservation, recoil can be used to conserve energy by using the energy stored in the recoil of an object to perform useful work or to generate new forms of energy. For example, in a gas turbine engine, the energy stored in the recoil of the exhaust gases is used to turn the turbine blades, which in turn generates mechanical energy that is used to drive the compressor and the generator, thereby producing useful electrical power for use in various industries and applications.

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Culture

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