Backlash

"Backlash" in German

Aufschrei

(violent or abrupt reaction)

Ausbruch

(violent or abrupt reaction)

Gegenreaktion

(violent or abrupt reaction)

Luft (mech.)

(mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts)

Reaktion

(sudden backward motion)

Rumpeln

(jarring motion in badly fitting machinery)

Rückstoß

(violent or abrupt reaction)

Rückwirkung

(sudden backward motion)

Spiel

(mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts)

Spielraum

(mechanical: distance of free movement between connected parts)

wegspringen

(sudden backward motion)

zurückspringen

(sudden backward motion)

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