Definition of Recoils. Meaning of Recoils. Synonyms of Recoils

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Definition of Recoils

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 Recoils from wikipedia

- the barrel's energy is taken up in compressing the air as the barrel recoils backward, then is dissipated via hydraulic damping as the barrel is returned...
- the action in recoil-operated firearms. In non-recoil-operated firearms, it is generally the entire firearm that recoils. However, in recoil-operated firearms...
- Recoiled is an EP by Coil and Nine Inch Nails described as "a compilation of Coil's unreleased work for Nine Inch Nails" and "outtakes from the remix sessions...
- as the barrel recoils backward, then is dissipated via hydraulic damping as the barrel returns forward to the firing position. The recoil impulse is thus...
- Recoil is the fifth studio album released by American nu metal band Nonpoint. It was their only release through Lava Records. The album debuted No. 115...
- Recoil is a musical project created by English musician and former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Essentially a solo venture, Recoil began whilst Wilder...
- the fluid recoils down the rod. When a viscoelastic fluid being poured from a beaker is quickly cut with a pair of scissors, the fluid recoils back into...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...