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backaction

backaction noun: any action in an opposite direction.

Noun

backaction (plural backactions)

  1. Any action in an opposite direction

Forms of backaction

pluralbackactions
alternative formback-action
alternative formback action

Origin of backaction

From back + action.

Questions about backaction

What does backaction mean?
Backaction means any action in an opposite direction.
What part of speech is backaction?
Backaction is a noun.
What is the plural of backaction?
The plural of backaction is backactions.

Words near backaction in the dictionary

  1. backachey
  2. backaching
  3. backachy
  4. backacter
  5. backacters
  6. backaction
  7. backactions
  8. backactor
  9. backactors
  10. backage
  11. backake

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