Meanings
nountrampoline effect (uncountable)
- uncountableball gamesThe phenomenon by which the baseball "jumps" off the bat at contact.
Origin
By analogy with a person jumping on a trampoline.
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APA
trampoline effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trampoline%20effect
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“trampoline effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trampoline%20effect. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trampoline effect,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trampoline%20effect.
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