Definition of "jounce" in inglés

verb

1. (ambitransitive) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.

noun

1. A movement, such as a jolt or a shake.

   • 1966, Kathryn R. Schoonmaker vs. The State of New York, Claim No. 41795, State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department Well, I remember we were bouncing around, the car was tilting back and forth, and it seems like it was bouncing after we made this big jounce and went up over the driveway, it was bouncing and tilting back and forth.

2. (physics) The fourth derivative of the position vector with respect to time; the time derivative of jerk.