ANTIBACKLASH

Etymology

Adjective

antibacklash (not comparable)

(mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 May 2025

OBLIQUE

(adjective) slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; “the oblique rays of the winter sun”; “acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles”; “the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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