Contextualizebeta

backdrivable

adj

Etymology

From back + drivable.

  1. derived from *dʰreybʰ-✻
  2. derived from *drībaną✻
  3. derived from *drīban✻
  4. derived from drīfan
  5. derived from driven
  6. suffixed as drivable — “drive + able”
  7. compounded as backdrivable — “back + drivable”

Definitions

  1. Able to be operated by applying a force to the output, transmitting force through the…

    Able to be operated by applying a force to the output, transmitting force through the gear train in the reverse of the usual direction.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backdrivable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA