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(n.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Backlash'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/backlash.html. 1828.
 
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