Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backcast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-cast
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.

verb

To change retrospectively; reverse.

British usage

noun

A cast or throw back.

noun

A backward stroke, or a stroke driving one back.

noun

Any discouragement or cause of relapse or failure.

noun

Misfortune; reverse; reversal; a relapse in health or illness; moral backsliding.

British usage

noun

Retrospect; hindsight.

British usage

noun

British usage

Etymology

Blend of back + forecast.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

backcasts (present, singular) backcasting (participle, present) backcasted (common, error unknown tag) back-cast (alternative) backcasts (plural) more backcast (comparative) most backcast (superlative)

Synonyms

of old way back

Questions

What does backcast mean?: To identify the actions required in order to reach a proposed future.
Where does backcast come from?: Blend of back + forecast.

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