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рикошет — meaning in English

rikoshet

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English meaning

  • deflection noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
  • rebound noun The bouncing back of an object after it hits something.
  • ricochet noun The action of a projectile bouncing off a surface at an angle rather than penetrating it.

Senses

рикошет is used for these senses in English:

  • deflection The act of deflecting or something deflected.
  • rebound The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
  • ricochet An instance of ricocheting; a glancing rebound.

deflection — full definition

  1. noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
  2. noun The act of avoiding a question or shifting blame elsewhere.
  3. noun Bending or movement of a structure under a load.

rebound — full definition

  1. noun The bouncing back of an object after it hits something.
  2. noun A recovery after a setback, illness, or downturn.
  3. noun A romantic relationship entered into soon after a breakup, mainly to help get over the previous one.
  4. noun In basketball, a recovery of the ball after a missed shot.
  5. verb To bounce back after hitting something, or to recover after a setback.

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