noun
- A glancing rebound.
- synonyms: carom
verb
- Spring back; spring away from an impact.
- usage: "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
- synonyms: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate
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