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-scatter

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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