The amount of energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of the projectile, and the speed at which it leaves the muzzle
To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing, alarming, or the like; to shrink
the change in direction of movement of a body segment when it forcefully reaches the end of its range of motion
To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return
If you recoil from doing something or recoil at the idea of something, you refuse to do it or accept it because you dislike it so much. People used to recoil from the idea of getting into debt She recoiled at the number of young girls who had to live by selling their bodies
The rearward motion or "kick" of a gun upon firing Recoil in shooting, is the practical effect of Newton's Third Law of Motion: for every action there is and opposite and equal reaction Recoil is typically explained in 3 separate terms: Generated Recoil; Physical Recoil; and Anticipated Recoil For more information on recoil see the information block below
A term used for any move that causes damage to the user which is proportional to the amount of damage to be dealt to the targetted pokemon