backstep (English, noun)
expansion: backstep (plural backsteps)
Senses:
glosses: A step backwards
glosses: A regression.
tags: figuratively
topics: geography
geology
natural-sciences
glosses: An abrupt subsidence or change in deposition preserved in the sedimentary record due to a marine transgression.
qualifier: fluid mechanics
glosses: Flow over a backward-facing step.
glosses: The process of going back and finishing a specification that was incomplete at the start of a process, once enough progress has been made to know the full details.
glosses: A platform at the rear of a firetruck where a firefighter can stand.
Forms:
form: backsteps
tags: plural