backthrusting
/ˈbækˌθrʌstɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
present participle of backthrust
noun
The act or process of thrusting backward, typically in a physical, mechanical, or figurative sense, such as a counteraction or retrograde motion.
Example Sentences
- "The backthrusting of tectonic plates can cause reverse faults in geological structures."
- "Folds are overturned toward the east, and the upper blocks of major thrusts moved from west to east, with local sympathetic backthrusting from east to west."
- "The cause of the backthrusting is equivocal."