flyback
flyback noun: the movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
Noun
flyback (countable and uncountable, plural flybacks)
- The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
- A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.
Adjective
flyback (not comparable)
- Of a rabbit's fur: tending to spring back to its original position during stroking or brushing.
- Short ears, wide heads, dense flyback fur and early developing.1950, Small Stock Magazine, page 45
- Exquisitely silky and intensely dense, not a flyback coat […]2013, George A. Townsend, Practical Rabbit Keeping
flyback meaning in Tamil
flyback in Tamil
- பின்பறக்கை
Forms of flyback
| plural | flybacks |
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Origin of flyback
From fly + back.
Questions about flyback
- What does flyback mean?
- Flyback means the movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
- What is flyback in Tamil?
- Flyback in Tamil is பின்பறக்கை. See Flyback meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is flyback?
- Flyback can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of flyback?
- The plural of flyback is flybacks.
Words near flyback in the dictionary
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