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Definition of jouncing - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
rough movementDated sudden, rough movementDated
- The jouncing of the car startled the passengers.
Adjective
1.
causeDated causing a jolting or shaking motionDated
- The jouncing ride left everyone feeling dizzy.
2.
movementDated continuously moving up and down or shakingDated
- The jouncing car made it hard to read.
Origin of jouncing
Middle English, jounce (to bounce)
Examples of jouncing in a sentence
The jouncing of the roller coaster thrilled the riders. The jouncing bus made reading impossible. Jouncing carriages were common on old roads. The jouncing ride left everyone feeling queasy. Jouncing waves made the boat trip uncomfortable.
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- French:cahot, cahoteux, ...
- German:Ruckeln, ruckelig, ...
- Italian:movimento brusco, traballante, ...
- Spanish:sacudida, sacudido, ...
- Portuguese:solavanco, sacudido, ...
- Chinese:颠簸, 颠簸的, ...
- Japanese:揺れ, 揺れる, ...
- Arabic:اهتزاز عنيف, مُهَزْهِز, ...
- Hebrew:טִלְטוּל, מְטַלְטֵל, ...
- Russian:тряска, тряский, ...
- Ukrainian:тряска, тряский, ...
- Hindi:झटका, झटकेदार, ...
Definition of jounce - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
movementRare US sudden jarring impact or movementRare US
- The car hit a bump with a jounce.
2.
physicsTECH. fourth derivative of position in physicsTECH.
- Jounce is crucial in advanced motion equations.
Verb
1.
movementtr./intr. Rare US shake or jolt repeatedlytr./intr. Rare US
- The bus jounced the passengers as it hit the bumps.
2.
motionintr. Rare bounce up and down continuouslyintr. Rare
- The children jounced on the trampoline.
Origin of jounce
Middle English, joussen (to jolt)
Examples of jounce in a sentence
The sudden jounce knocked the books off the shelf. Engineers calculate jounce for vehicle suspension systems. Jounce affects the design of roller coasters. The truck jounced over the rocky terrain. The roller coaster jounced us around the track. The car jounced over the rough country road.
As the bus hit a bump, we all jounced in our seats.
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- French:choc, secouer, ...
- German:Ruck, schütteln, ...
- Italian:sobbalzo, scuotere, ...
- Spanish:sacudón, sacudir, ...
- Portuguese:solavanco, sacudir, ...
- Chinese:颠簸, 摇晃, ...
- Japanese:ガタガタ, 揺さぶる, ...
- Arabic:اهْتِزاز, هَزَّ, ...
- Hebrew:זַעֲזוּעַ, לְטַלְטֵל, ...
- Russian:толчок, трясти, ...
- Ukrainian:тряска, трясти, ...
- Hindi:झटका, झकझोरना, ...
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