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  • 31recoil — verb (i) /rəˈkɔɪl / (say ruh koyl) 1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust. 2. to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm. 3. (sometimes followed by on or …

  • 32recoil atom — rest atom the portion of an atom from which an alpha particle or other subatomic particle has been given off; this remaining part recoils with a velocity inversely proportional to its mass …

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  • 33recoil — Synonyms and related words: about the bush, antagonism, antipathy, avoid, avoidance, backfire, backlash, backlashing, backwash, balk, bashfulness, beat around, beg the question, blanch, blench, blink, boggle, boggling, boomerang, bounce, bounce… …

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  • 34recoil — [rɪˈkɔɪl] verb [I] to move quickly back from someone or something frightening or unpleasant …

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  • 35shrink from — Abhor, nauseate, abominate, loathe, detest, feel disgust at, recoil from …

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  • 36Free recoil — This article is about the energy produced by small arms when discharged. For other uses, go to Recoil (disambiguation) Free recoil is a vernacular term or jargon for recoil energy. Free recoil denotes the translational kinetic energy ( Et )… …

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  • 37List of characters from The Shield — The following is a list of character summaries from the FX Networks television series, The Shield . Main characters* Michael Chiklis Vic Mackey (2002–2008) * Glenn Close Monica Rawling (2005) * Catherine Dent Danielle Danny Sofer (2002–2008) *… …

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  • 38Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks — The DRIFT IIb Detector removed from the vacuum vessel for maintenance. The Directional Recoil Identification From Tracks (DRIFT) detector is a low pressure negative ion time projection chamber (NITPC) designed to detect weakly interacting massive …

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  • 39Magnetic proton recoil neutron spectrometer — is a large high resolution neutron spectrometer installed at JET. Contents 1 History 2 Principle 3 Field of view 4 Uses …

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  • 40shy away from — she shied away from success Syn: flinch at, demur at, recoil at, hang back from, have scruples about, have misgivings about, have qualms about, be chary of, be diffident toward, be bashful about, fight shy of, balk at …

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