backswept

[bak-swept]

back·swept

[bak-swept]
adjective
1.
slanting backward or away from the front.
2.
Aeronautics. sweptback.

Origin:
1915–20; back2 + swept
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Backswept is always a great word to know.
So is harmonic motion. Does it mean:
periodic motion consisting of at least one vibratory motion symmetric about an equilibrium region
maximum deviation of an alternating current from its average value
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backswept (ˈbækˌswɛpt)
 
adj
1.  slanting backwards
2.  another word for sweptback

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