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archer's paradox

archer's paradox proper noun: the phenomenon of an arrow travelling in the direction where it points when the bow is fully drawn, when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through its original position. The explanation relates to the bending of the arrow when released.

Proper noun

archer's paradox

  1. The phenomenon of an arrow travelling in the direction where it points when the bow is fully drawn, when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through its original position. The explanation relates to the bending of the arrow when released.

Origin of archer's paradox

First used by E. J. Rendtroff in 1913.

Questions about archer's paradox

What does archer's paradox mean?
Archer's paradox means the phenomenon of an arrow travelling in the direction where it points when the bow is fully drawn, when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through its original position. The explanation relates to the bending of the arrow when released.
What part of speech is archer's paradox?
Archer's paradox is a proper noun.

Words near archer's paradox in the dictionary

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  2. archepiscopally
  3. archer
  4. Archer City
  5. Archer County
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  8. archeresses
  9. archerfish
  10. archerfishes
  11. archeries

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