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backthrustings

backthrustings is the plural of backthrusting.

Meaning of backthrusting

Noun

backthrusting (plural backthrustings)

  1. The act or process of thrusting backward, typically in a physical, mechanical, or figurative sense, such as a counteraction or retrograde motion.
    • The backthrusting of tectonic plates can cause reverse faults in geological structures.

Questions about backthrustings

What is backthrustings the plural of?
Backthrustings is the plural of backthrusting.

Words near backthrustings in the dictionary

  1. backtesting
  2. backtests
  3. backthrust
  4. backthrusted
  5. backthrusting
  6. backthrustings
  7. backthrusts
  8. backtick
  9. backticked
  10. backticks
  11. backtime

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