English Explanatory Dictionary

archer's paradox

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The phenomenon of an arrow travelling in the direction where it points when the bow is fully drawn, when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through its original position. The explanation relates to the bending of the arrow when released.

Word forms

archer's paradox

Etymology

First used by E. J. Rendtroff in 1913.

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