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Crosswords: BACK-FIRE |
| Specialty definitions using "BACK-FIRE": arc-back. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A back-fire in an ionic valve. Source: European Union. (references) |
| The temporary loss of the reverse blocking ability of a valve or arm with the result that it allows reverse current to flow. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "BACK-FIRE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 迎火 (Backfire). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | bagtænding (arc-back, flashback), udslag (bloom, blooming, excursion, flash back), tilbagetaending (arc-back, flashback), tilbagetænding (arc back, arc-back, backfire, flashback), opflammen (flash back), gentaending (arc-back, flashback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | boogterugslag (arc-back, flashback), vuurterugslag (flash back), terugslag (arc back, arc-back, atavism, backfire, bounce, choc en retour, flashback, flyback, kickback, rebound, rebound effect, relapse, retrace, throw back). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | purkauksen takaisinlyönti (arc back, arc-back, backfire, flashback), liekin takaisinlyönti (arc back, arc-back, backfire, flashback), ioniventtiilin takasyttyminen (arc-back, flashback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | retour d'arc (arc back, backfire), coup de feu (flash back), arc en retour, allumage en retour (arc back, backfire). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Rückzündung (arc back, arc-back, backfire, flashback), Feuerstoß (flash back). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσωρινή απώλεια ανάστροφης αποκοπής ιοντικής βαλβίδας (arc-back, flashback), επιστροφή τόξου (arc-back, flashback), τίναγμα της φωτιάς προς τα πίσω (flash back). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | colpo di fuoco (Erwinia amylovora, flash, flash back), arco di ritorno (arc back, arc-back, backfire, flashback). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ack-firebay arco de retorno (arc-back, flashback). (various references) retorno de la llama (arc-back, flashback), golpe de fuego (flash back), encendido de retroceso (arc-back, flashback), destello de retorno (arc-back, flashback), arco de retorno (arc-back, flashback). (various references) baktändning (backdrop, backfire). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: backfire, fireback. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-f-i-k-r" | |
-2 letters: backer, bicker, biface, cakier, caribe, fabric, farcie, fiacre. | |
-3 letters: acerb, afire, areic, baker, baric, biker, brace, brake, break, brick, brief, caber, ceiba, ceria, crake, creak, erica, facer, faker, fakir, farce, farci, feria, fiber, fibre, freak, icker, kafir, kebar, kefir, rabic. | |
-4 letters: abri, acre, back, bake, bare, barf, bark, beak, bear, beck, bice, bier. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-f-i-k-r" | |
+1 letter: backfired, backfires, firebacks. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 41 43 4B 2D 46 49 52 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000001 01000011 01001011 00101101 01000110 01001001 01010010 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B A C K - F I R E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0041 0043 004B 002D 0046 0049 0052 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)363537451540435239 |
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