flyback
adjectiveDefinition of flyback
(Entry 1 of 2)
: tending to fly back or capable of flying back: such as
a of a stopwatch or chronograph : having a sweep second hand that may be made to fly back to zero
b of fur, hair, or feathers : having a tendency to fall back into position when brushed the wrong way
flyback
nounDefinition of flyback (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : the return to zero of the second hand or the split-second hand of a stopwatch or chronograph
2 : the return of a cathode-ray beam in a television picture tube after it has traced one picture before it traces the next
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