flyback

American  

[flahy-bak] / ˈflaɪˌbæk /

noun

Electronics.

1. the return to its starting point of the electron beam in a cathode ray tube, as after the completion of a line in a television picture or of a trace in an oscilloscope.

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flyback British  

/ ˈflaɪˌbæk /

noun

1. the fast return of the spot on a cathode-ray tube after completion of each trace

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Etymology

Origin of flyback

First recorded in 1930–35; noun use of verb phrase fly back

Example Sentences

Another inspires a short rhapsody detailing the six-figure worth of a Richard Mille Felipe Massa automatic chronograph with a rose gold skeleton and a flyback function.

From Salon

Police have not yet found the rare wristwatch the men are accused of stealing: a rose-gold Richard Mille RM 11-03 Flyback Chronograph, which is popular with celebrities.

From Los Angeles Times

Gone was his rare, high-end watch: a rose gold Richard Mille RM 11-03 Flyback Chronograph, a watch popular with celebrities and a piece Belhassen estimated is worth $500,000.

From Los Angeles Times

Beckham wore an orange RM 11-03 Automatic Flyback Chronograph McLaren that cost him $189,500 at a Richard Mille boutique, a company representative wrote in an email.

From Washington Post

There are many tall men of impeccable grooming named Roland and Lothar, with seductive accents, with whom you might care to discuss the merits of a minute repeater or a flyback chronograph into the wee hours.

From Washington Post