Outswing

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A motion that extends away from a center point can refer both to a physical act of pushing outward and to a specific type of door or valve that opens in an outward direction
2. This term encapsulates an action of moving away and describes a design characteristic of certain doors or valves that function by swinging outward
3. An act of moving outward from a midpoint or axis ; a type of door or valve designed to open by swinging away from the interior space

Etymology: "Outswing" is a plain compound: the prefix "out-" joined to "swing." The prefix descends from the same ancient root as the English "out," tracing back through Proto-Germanic and Old English to a form that was already sounding "ut" in Middle English. "Swing," the other half, is the older verb meaning to move back and forth or to sway in an arc, so the noun combines a motion with a direction. The word's meaning rests on that direction. In cricket and similar sports, an outswing is a bowled ball that curves away from the batsman, and in the wider sense the term denotes any swinging motion directed outward. The construction is transparent enough that the parts explain the whole: the word describes a swing that heads out, away from a centre.

Synonyms: outward swing, outward movement