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recoilment

recoilment noun: recoil; act of recoiling.

Noun

recoilment (usually uncountable, plural recoilments)

  1. (archaic, usually) recoil; act of recoiling

Forms of recoilment

pluralrecoilments

Origin of recoilment

Compare French reculement.

Questions about recoilment

What does recoilment mean?
Recoilment means recoil; act of recoiling.
What part of speech is recoilment?
Recoilment is a noun.
What is the plural of recoilment?
The plural of recoilment is recoilments.

Words near recoilment in the dictionary

  1. recoilless nuclear resonance fluorescence
  2. recoilless rifle
  3. recoilless rifles
  4. recoillessly
  5. recoillessness
  6. recoilment
  7. recoilments
  8. recoils
  9. recoin
  10. recoinage
  11. recoinages

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