backdrive

ˈbækˌdraɪv

backdrove

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Definition of backdrive - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

reverse motion

TECH.

reverse motion of a mechanism

TECH.

The backdrive of the gears caused the machine to malfunction.

backlash

mechanical

TECH.

mechanism allowing reverse force transmission in gears

TECH.

The robot's arm uses a backdrive for smooth motion.

gearbox

transmission

Verb

tr.

technology

TECH.

force a system to operate in reverse

TECH.

They needed to backdrive the conveyor belt to retrieve the fallen items.

invert

reverse

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Origin of backdrive

English, back (reverse) + drive (propel)

Examples of backdrive in a sentence

A backdrive in the system can cause serious issues.
The engineer explained the backdrive's role in the system.
A backdrive is essential for this type of machinery.
The technician had to backdrive the motor to fix the issue.
They managed to backdrive the system to its original state.

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French:mouvement inverse, faire fonctionner en sens inverse, ...
German:Rückwärtsbewegung, umkehren, ...
Italian:inversione del movimento, invertire il movimento, ...
Spanish:marcha atrás, hacer retroceder, ...
Portuguese:movimento reverso, reverter, ...
Chinese:反向运动, 反向驱动, ...
Japanese:逆運動, 強制的に逆駆動する, ...
Arabic:حَرَكَة عَكْسِيَّة, عَكَسَ, ...
Hebrew:תְּנוּעָה הֲפוּכָה, לְהַפְעִיל בְּכִיוּן הֶפְכִּי, ...
Russian:реверс, реверсировать, ...
Ukrainian:реверс, реверсувати, ...
Hindi:रिवर्स मोशन, बलपूर्वक उल्टा चलाना, ...
Bengali:উল্টো গতি, বিপরীতমুখী করা, ...
Catalan:moviment invers, fer retrocedir, ...
Czech:zpětný chod, zpětně pohánět, ...
Danish:omvendt bevægelse, bakdrive, ...
Dutch:terugloop, forceren om te keren, ...
Greek:αντίστροφη κίνηση, αντιστροφή, ...
Hungarian:visszahajtás, visszahajtani, ...
Khmer:ចលនាត្រឡប់របស់យន្តការ, បញ្ជាឱ្យដំណើរការបញ្ច្រាស, ...
Korean:역구동, 강제로 역구동하다, ...
Persian:حرکت معکوس, مجبور به معکوس کردن, ...
Polish:odwrócony ruch, wymusić odwrócenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):movimento reverso, inverter, ...
Romanian:mișcare inversă, a face să meargă înapoi, ...
Swedish:omvänd rörelse, tvinga att backa, ...
Thai:การย้อนกลับ, บังคับย้อนกลับ, ...
Turkish:geri sürüş, zorla geri çalıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển động ngược, bắt buộc đảo ngược, ...

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