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ric·o·chet R0237100 (rĭk′ə-shā′, rĭk′ə-shā′)intr.v. ric·o·cheted (-shād′), ric·o·chet·ing (-shā′ĭng), ric·o·chets (-shāz′) To rebound at least once from a surface.n. The act or an instance of ricocheting. [French, from Old French, give-and-take.]ricochet (ˈrɪkəˌʃeɪ; ˈrɪkəˌʃɛt) vb, -chets, -cheting (-ˌʃeɪɪŋ) , -cheted (-ˌʃeɪd) , -chets, -chetting (-ˌʃɛtɪŋ) or -chetted (-ˌʃɛtɪd) (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) (intr) (esp of a bullet) to rebound from a surface or surfaces, usually with a characteristic whining or zipping soundn1. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the motion or sound of a rebounding object, esp a bullet2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) an object, esp a bullet, that ricochets[C18: from French, of unknown origin]ric•o•chet (ˌrɪk əˈʃeɪ, ˈrɪk əˌʃeɪ; esp. Brit. ˈrɪk əˌʃɛt) n., v. -cheted (-ˈʃeɪd, -ˌʃeɪd) -chet•ing (-ˈʃeɪ ɪŋ, -ˌʃeɪ ɪŋ) or (esp. Brit.) -chet•ted (-ˌʃɛt ɪd) -chet•ting (-ˌʃɛt ɪŋ) n. 1. the rebound or skip of an object or projectile after it hits a glancing blow against a surface. v.i. 2. to move in this way. [1760–70; < French] ricochet Past participle: ricocheted Gerund: ricocheting
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ricochet | ricochet |
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I ricochet | you ricochet | he/she/it ricochets | we ricochet | you ricochet | they ricochet |
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I ricocheted | you ricocheted | he/she/it ricocheted | we ricocheted | you ricocheted | they ricocheted |
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I am ricocheting | you are ricocheting | he/she/it is ricocheting | we are ricocheting | you are ricocheting | they are ricocheting |
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I have ricocheted | you have ricocheted | he/she/it has ricocheted | we have ricocheted | you have ricocheted | they have ricocheted |
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I was ricocheting | you were ricocheting | he/she/it was ricocheting | we were ricocheting | you were ricocheting | they were ricocheting |
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I had ricocheted | you had ricocheted | he/she/it had ricocheted | we had ricocheted | you had ricocheted | they had ricocheted |
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I will ricochet | you will ricochet | he/she/it will ricochet | we will ricochet | you will ricochet | they will ricochet |
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I will have ricocheted | you will have ricocheted | he/she/it will have ricocheted | we will have ricocheted | you will have ricocheted | they will have ricocheted |
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I will be ricocheting | you will be ricocheting | he/she/it will be ricocheting | we will be ricocheting | you will be ricocheting | they will be ricocheting |
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I have been ricocheting | you have been ricocheting | he/she/it has been ricocheting | we have been ricocheting | you have been ricocheting | they have been ricocheting |
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I will have been ricocheting | you will have been ricocheting | he/she/it will have been ricocheting | we will have been ricocheting | you will have been ricocheting | they will have been ricocheting |
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I had been ricocheting | you had been ricocheting | he/she/it had been ricocheting | we had been ricocheting | you had been ricocheting | they had been ricocheting |
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I would ricochet | you would ricochet | he/she/it would ricochet | we would ricochet | you would ricochet | they would ricochet |
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I would have ricocheted | you would have ricocheted | he/she/it would have ricocheted | we would have ricocheted | you would have ricocheted | they would have ricocheted | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ricochet - a glancing rebound carombacklash, rebound, recoil, repercussion - a movement back from an impact | Verb | 1. | ricochet - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"bounce, rebound, take a hop, resile, spring, recoil, bound, reverberatekick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"bound off, skip - bound off one point after anothercarom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" |
ricochetverbTo strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected:carom, dap, glance, graze, skim, skip.Translationsricochet (ˈrikəʃei) – past tense, past participle ˈricochetted (-ʃeid) – verb to hit something and bounce away at an angle. The bullet ricocheted off the wall. 反彈 弹回跳(弹)(使),跳飞
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ricochet off ((of) someone or something)To rebound at great speed off of some person or thing. The cork went flying out of the bottle of champagne and ricocheted off my Dad in the middle of his speech. He fired at the criminal's vehicle, but the bullet ricocheted off and hit a pedestrian instead. Pieces of shrapnel were ricocheting off of the walls around where the bomb went off.See also: off, ricochet, someonericochet off something[for some rapidly moving object, such as a bullet] to bounce off something at an angle. The bullet ricocheted off the wall and struck the gunman. Bullets were ricocheting off the walls from all angles.See also: off, ricochetRicochetenUK
RicochetThe first high-speed wireless Internet service for commuters in the U.S. Originally developed by Metricom, Inc. and launched in 1994 at 28.8 Kbps, its speed reached a minimum of 128 Kbps in 1999. However, with some 50,000 customers in 17 cities, Metricom closed its doors in 2001. Its assets were acquired by Aerie Networks and turned into Ricochet Networks with service restored in Denver and San Diego in 2002. A year later, Ricochet was acquired by EDL Holdings, and once again in 2004 by YDI Wireless, which later became Proxim Wireless Corporation. In 2008, Ricochet was shut down.
A MicroCellular Data Network (MCDN) Ricochet used approximately 100 small "microcell" radio transceivers attached to utility poles within a 20-square mile cell. Each cell had one wired access point with a frame relay connection to the Internet. Ricochet modems attached to laptops via the serial port. See CDPD.
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The microcells "ricochet" signals from the mobile device to other microcells and eventually to the wired access point that connects to the land-based Internet. |
Ricochet the rebounding flight of a shell, bullet, or other solid body that has struck an obstacle at a slight angle to its surface. For example, the angle for artillery shells given different types of ground (soft, hard, or medium) ranges between 15° and 20°. ricochetenUK
Synonyms for ricochetverb to strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflectedSynonyms- carom
- dap
- glance
- graze
- skim
- skip
Synonyms for ricochetnoun a glancing reboundSynonymsRelated Words- backlash
- rebound
- recoil
- repercussion
verb spring backSynonyms- bounce
- rebound
- take a hop
- resile
- spring
- recoil
- bound
- reverberate
Related Words- kick back
- recoil
- kick
- bound off
- skip
- carom
- bound
- jump
- leap
- spring
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