Lectionary Calendar
Friday, May 3rd, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!

Bible Dictionaries
Backlash

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Backjoint
Next Entry
Backless
Resource Toolbox

(n.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backlash'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/backlash.html. 1828.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile