English → Latin
“rebound” in Latin
repercutiōto rebound, reflect; to reverberate, resoundresultōto spring forward, rebound; to follow as a consequence, to come up logically; to echo or resoundresiliōto leap or spring back; rebound, recoil, retreat; to start back, shrink from, retreatrepellōto drive, push or thrust back or away; reject, repulse, repel; to drive away, reject, remove, discard; keep off, hold barepercussiōrebounding, repercussion; reflection
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rebound v.
repercuti: recellere (quickly or smartly): resultare (of the voice, and of solid bodies): resilire: repelli (of solid bodies; resilire also of persons).
rebound s.
repercussio (as act): repercussus (as state).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rebound?
- The usual Latin words for “rebound” are repercutiō, resultō, resiliō; also repellō, repercussiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.