(n) an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an automobile accident), Syn. whiplash injury

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Whiplash

n. 1. The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or of cords, braided or twisted. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the tip of a whip when it is cracked. [ PJC ]

3. a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung by a whip. [ PJC ]

4. a whiplash injury. [ PJC ]

Whiplash injury

n. an injury to the neck caused by the sudden motion of the head backward and forward, as occurs to the occupants of a vehicle hit from behind by another vehicle. [ PJC ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

鞭打ち;むち打ち;鞭ち

[むちうち, muchiuchi] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 鞭打ち症) whipping; beating with a whip; (2) (abbr) (See 鞭打ち症) whiplash

鞭打ち症;むち打ち症

[むちうちしょう, muchiuchishou] (n) whiplash

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Peitschenriemen { m } | Peitschenschnüre { pl }

whiplash | whiplashes

เพิ่มคำศัพท์

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whiplash

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