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Instead, he developed a new concept based on the energy recoil of tendons and ligaments.
PARA-ATHLETES USE SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE GEAR WE’VE SEENAGINTZLERSEPTEMBER 10, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINEWhen looking for signs of electrons recoiling as other particles slammed into them, the team observed extra recoils of electrons at low energies, well beyond the number predicted by standard physics.
AN UNEXPECTED RESULT FROM A DARK MATTER EXPERIMENT MAY SIGNAL NEW PARTICLESEMILY CONOVERJUNE 17, 2020SCIENCE NEWSIn their new analysis, the physicists examined electronic recoils in the first year’s worth of XENON1T data.
DARK MATTER EXPERIMENT FINDS UNEXPLAINED SIGNALNATALIE WOLCHOVERJUNE 17, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEThey used to treat these “electronic recoils” as background noise, and indeed many of these events are caused by mundane sources such as radioactive lead and krypton isotopes.
DARK MATTER EXPERIMENT FINDS UNEXPLAINED SIGNALNATALIE WOLCHOVERJUNE 17, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINEDanton began to recoil from the gulf opening before him, and wished to return to alliance with the Girondists.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTA slight tremor passed over the whiteness of her face; he took it for the vibration of some spiritual recoil.
THE CREATORSMAY SINCLAIRMay this blood recoil upon those who are really guilty of those crimes.
CATHERINE DE' MEDICIHONORE DE BALZACWhen the enemy approached, one or two volleys caused his column to recoil in confusion.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSThe recoil staggered him, but he recovered himself without going over, and instantly roared out a horse-laugh.
OVERLANDJOHN WILLIAM DE FORESTThough there was no crime he would recoil at in the satisfaction of his passions, yet he fervently clung to life.
THE PILGRIM'S SHELL OR FERGAN THE QUARRYMANEUGNE SUEWORDS RELATED TO RECOIL
- abstain
- avert
- bypass
- circumlocute
- circumvent
- deflect
- desist
- ditch
- divert
- dodge
- duck
- elude
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- fake out
- fend off
- flee
- give the slip
- hide
- hold off
- jump
- keep clear
- lay low
- obviate
- recoil
- run for cover
- shake
- shake and bake
- shake off
- shirk
- shrink from
- shuffle off
- shun
- shy
- sidestep
- skip
- skip out on
- skip town
- skirt
- stay away
- stay out
- steer clear of
- step aside
- turn aside
- ward off
- weave
- withdraw
- abstained
- averted
- bypassed
- circumlocuted
- circumvented
- deflected
- desisted
- ditched
- diverted
- dodged
- ducked
- eluded
- escaped
- eschewed
- evaded
- faked out
- fended off
- fled
- gave the slip
- held off
- hid
- jumped
- kept clear
- lay low
- obviated
- ran for cover
- recoiled
- shied
- shirked
- shook
- shook and baked
- shook off
- shrank from
- shuffled off
- shunned
- sidestepped
- skip town
- skipped
- skipped out on
- skirted
- stayed away
- stayed out
- steered clear of
- stepped aside
- turned aside
- warded off
- weaved
- withdrew
- abstaining
- averting
- bypassing
- circumlocuting
- circumventing
- deflecting
- desisting
- ditching
- diverting
- dodging
- ducking
- eluding
- escaping
- eschewing
- evading
- faking out
- fending off
- fleeing
- giving the slip
- hiding
- holding off
- jumping
- keeping clear
- lying low
- obviating
- recoiling
- running for cover
- shaking
- shaking and baking
- shaking off
- shirking
- shrinking from
- shuffling off
- shunning
- shying
- sidestepping
- skip town
- skipping
- skipping out on
- skirting
- staying away
- staying out
- steering clear of
- stepping aside
- turning aside
- warding off
- weaving
- withdrawing
- abandon
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- back off
- back out
- back pedal
- backtrack
- balk
- beg off
- bow out
- cancel
- cave in
- chicken out
- concede
- cop out
- demur
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- go back on
- have no fight left
- hold back
- pull back
- pull out
- recant
- recoil
- renege
- resign
- retreat
- submit
- surrender
- take back
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.