back scatter

A form of backscatter — The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.

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Meanings

nounback scatter (countable and uncountable, plural back scatters)

plural back scatters

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of backscatter.
verbback scatter (third-person singular simple present back scatters, present participle back scattering, simple past and past participle back scattered)

present singular third person back scatters · participle present back scattering · participle past back scattered · past back scattered

  1. alternativeAlternative form of backscatter.
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APA

back scatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20scatter

MLA

“back scatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20scatter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back scatter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20scatter.

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