Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pullback

/pˈʊlbˌæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: pull-back
IPA: /pˈʊlbˌæk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.

noun

The act of drawing a camera back to broaden the visible scene.

noun

Something that holds back; a drawback; a hindrance.

Archaic

noun

A reduction in the price of a financial instrument after reaching a peak

noun

An attacking pass from the wing into a position further from the attacking goal line.

noun

A device for making a woman's gown hang close and straight in front.

noun

The map between cotangent bundles of manifolds corresponding to a smooth map between smooth manifolds, which at each point is the dual map to the corresponding pushforward.

noun

The limit of a cospan: a Cartesian square or “pullback square”.

Example Sentences

"Your disorders are a pull-back for your good qualities."
"The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards."

Etymology

Deverbal from pull back.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

pullbacks (plural) pull-back (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pushforward pushout

Synonyms

fiber product fibre product Cartesian square pullback square tieback

Rhymes With

fullback

Questions

How do you pronounce pullback?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈʊlbˌæk/.
What does pullback mean?: The act or result of pulling back; a withdrawal.
Where does pullback come from?: Deverbal from pull back.

How to pronounce pullback

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