αναδρομή — meaning in English

English meaning

• flashback noun A scene in a story, film, or book that jumps back to an earlier point in time.
• recursion noun The act of recurring.

Senses

αναδρομή is used for these senses in English:

• flashback (authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

flashback — full definition

1. noun A scene in a story, film, or book that jumps back to an earlier point in time.
2. noun A sudden, vivid memory of a past traumatic event that feels like it's happening again.

recursion — full definition

1. noun The act of recurring.
2. noun The act of defining an object (usually a function) in terms of that object itself.
3. noun The invocation of a procedure from within itself.