backlash
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈbækˌlæʃ/
- Specialized
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holgura
- To ensure accurate movement, engineers designed the machine to minimize backlash in the gears.
- backlash between gear teeth
- zero backlash
- low backlash
Examples
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The gears reportedly provide backlash of less than 5 arc minutes.
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But gears introduced backlash, reducing accuracy.
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By loading the gear in one direction and then in the opposite way, the rig first measures its own backlash.
Academic text (2000) -
The reducers allow mechanical backlash as low as 1 minute with more than 80 percent efficiency.
Academic text (1995) -
To check backlash, Johnson said, the tester first clamps the output gear.
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There is zero backlash at the end of rotations for precise rotary positioning.
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The hinges deliver 20,000 cycles with no backlash and a springback of less than one degree, according to the company.
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The 303 stainless steel extenders in the S52FCY Series feature zero backlash.
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With most jaw couplings, however, even small amounts of backlash can make them inappropriate for true positive-displacement applications.
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The 4Z0023 Series includes two sets of recirculating linear bearings mounted to a 3- by 2.5-inch saddle plate for backlash-free operation.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
64
3.8
A sudden hard movement that shocks or surprises you
16
6.3
A sudden backward movement after a strong hit or when a gun is fired
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3.3
A sudden move back after hitting something
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2.2
A sudden sharp movement or pull
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6.9
A backward movement after a hit that makes something bounce
A sudden jolt that makes things shake
Compounds
- NSFW
1
8.5
An angry reaction by some white people against progress toward equal rights for Black people
- Literature
A very strong angry reaction by many people against someone or something
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backlash comes from the simple parts back and lash, where lash means 'to strike', so it gives the picture of a 'strike backwards'. It was first used for gears and tools that move back suddenly, which is why it means that sudden mechanical backward movement.