BACKLASH


Meaning of BACKLASH in English

/bak"lash'/ , n.

1. a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.

2. a strong or violent reaction, as to some social or political change: a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.

3. Mach.

a. the space between the thickness of a gear tooth and the width of the space between teeth in the mating gear, designed to allow for a film of lubricant, binding from heat expansion and eccentricity, or manufacturing inaccuracies.

b. play or lost motion between loosely fitting machine parts.

4. Angling. a snarled line on a reel, usually caused by a faulty cast.

v.i.

5. to make or undergo a backlash.

[ 1805-15; BACK 2 + LASH 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .