What does recoil mean?
Question asked by: girish
Asked on: 07 Jan 2010
Recoil is what happens when one object springs away from an impact.
In physics it is often used when two particles collide, it is said that the particles recoil after impact, this is often shown in a diagram as a wavy or zigzagging line at the appropriate angle.
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