flyback

ˈflaɪbæk

Definition

Definition of flyback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cathode-ray tube

TECH.

movement of electron beam back to start position

TECH.

The flyback occurs between each scan line.

retrace

return

electronics

TECH.

electrical transformer for generating high-voltage signals

TECH.

The flyback is crucial in the power supply design.

Adjective

returns to start

TECH.

returns to starting state after being moved or changed

TECH.

This flyback switch returns to its original position automatically.

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Origin of flyback

English, fly + back

Examples of flyback in a sentence

A faulty flyback can cause display issues in old TVs.
The flyback failed during the test run.
Engineers examined the flyback for faults.
The flyback relay resets the circuit to its idle state.
After release, the flyback mechanism moves the lever home.

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French:retour du faisceau, à retour automatique, ...
German:Rücklauf, Zurückspringen, ...
Italian:flyback, a ritorno automatico, ...
Spanish:retroceso, que vuelve a la posición inicial, ...
Portuguese:retorno, de retorno automático, ...
Chinese:回扫, 自动复位的, ...
Japanese:フライバック, 自動復帰する, ...
Arabic:عَوْدَة سَريعة, راجع تلقائياً, ...
Hebrew:מַהְלַךְ הַחֲזָרָה, חוזֵר לְהַתְחָלָה, ...
Russian:обратный ход, с возвратом, ...
Ukrainian:зворотний хід, повертається назад до початкового положення, ...
Hindi:फ्लाईबैक, मूल स्थिति में स्वतः लौटने वाला, ...
Bengali:ফ্লাইব্যাক, মূল অবস্থানে ফিরে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:retorn, autoretorna, ...
Czech:zpětný běh, vratný, ...
Danish:tilbageslag, tilbagevendende, ...
Dutch:terugslag, terugkerend, ...
Greek:επιστροφή, επαναφερόμενος, ...
Hungarian:visszafutás, önvisszatérő, ...
Khmer:ការត្រឡប់ស្កេន, មានលក្ខណៈត្រឡប់ទៅទីតាំងដើមដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:플라이백, 자동 복귀의, ...
Persian:بازگشت پرتو, بازگشتی, ...
Polish:powrót, samopowracający, ...
Portuguese (BR):retorno, autorreversível, ...
Romanian:retragerea fasciculului, cu revenire automată, ...
Swedish:återgång, återfjädrande, ...
Thai:การเคลื่อนกลับ, กลับสู่จุดเริ่มต้นอัตโนมัติ, ...
Turkish:geri dönüş, geri dönen, ...
Vietnamese:sự di chuyển trở lại, hồi vị, ...

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