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backscatter

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back·scat·ter  (bksktr)
n.
1. The deflection of radiation or particles by electromagnetic or nuclear forces through angles greater than 90° to the initial direction of travel.
2. The radiation or particles so deflected.
backscatter v.
backscatter  (bksktr)
1. The deflection of radiation or particles by electromagnetic or nuclear forces through angles greater than 90° to the initial direction of travel.
2. The radiation or particles so deflected.
Refers to a portion of the laser energy that is scattered back in the direction of the seeker by an obscurant. See also laser.
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Verb1.backscatter - scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
disperse, scatter, break up - cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"


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