flyback

Meaning

Noun

1. The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
2. A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.

Adj

Of a rabbit's fur: tending to spring back to its original position during stroking or brushing.

Synonyms

back coupling

feedback

inversion

reaction

reactive

retrace

return

reversal

tickling

upset

backfeed

bussback

ultramagnifier

backdraught

back swing

return trace

back motion

retracting stroke

contra-rotating

couple back

return coupling

load-back

tetrace scanning

Etymology

From fly + back.