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ricochet

 

[ หˆrษชkษ™สƒeษช ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

in physics

The rebound of a projectile or bullet off a surface

Synonyms

deflection, rebound, ricochetting

Examples of usage

  • The bullet ricocheted off the wall and hit the target.
  • The stone ricocheted off the water surface and skipped several times.
Context #2 | Verb

in conversation

To quickly change direction or topic in a conversation

Synonyms

digress, shift, veer

Examples of usage

  • During the meeting, he would often ricochet from one topic to another.
  • She tends to ricochet between different ideas when she speaks.

Translations

Translations of the word "ricochet" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ricochete

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเคฟเค•เฅ‹เคถเฅ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Abpraller

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pantulan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั€ะธะบะพัˆะตั‚

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ rykoszet

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ทณๅผพ (ใกใ‚‡ใ†ใ ใ‚“)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ricochet

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ rebote

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sekme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฆฌ์ฝ”์…ฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงุฑุชุฏุงุฏ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rikochet

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ odrazenie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ่ทณๅผน (tiร o dร n)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ rikochet

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skopskot

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั€ะธะบะพัˆะตั‚

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ แƒ˜แƒ™แƒแƒจแƒ”แƒขแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ rikoset

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ rebote

Etymology

The word 'ricochet' originates from the French word 'ricocher', which means 'to skim or skip along'. It was first recorded in English in the early 18th century. The concept of a projectile rebounding off a surface has been observed for centuries, but the term 'ricochet' became popular in military and physics contexts. Today, it is commonly used in both literal and metaphorical contexts to describe quick changes in direction or topic.

See also: ricochetting.

Word Frequency Rank

This word's position of #33,987 indicates it's among the more rare English words. While understanding it broadens your vocabulary, focus on more common words first.