jounce

verb
/d͡ʒaʊns/

Etymology

Unknown, possibly a portmanteau / blend of jolt + bounce.

  1. inherited from bounsen
  2. compounded as jounce — “jolt + bounce

Definitions

  1. To jolt

    To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.

    • She felt herself swooping, then she was lying on the bed beside Gowan, on her back, jouncing to the dying chatter of the shucks.
  2. A movement, such as a jolt or a shake.

    • When the drive axles have inner and outer joints, rear wheel camber change is minimized during wheel jounce and rebound.
  3. The fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time

    The fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time; the time derivative of jerk.

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