Definition of backlash
- 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.
- 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.