backswept

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 (ˈbækˌswɛpt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  slanting backwards
2.  another word for sweptback

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Backswept is always a great word to know.
So is hooke's law. Does it mean:
contends extension of a spring is proportional with the load applied to it
coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between pressure and fractional change
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