backspatter

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noun

Blood that is directed backward toward the source of an impact.

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Meanings

nounbackspatter (uncountable)

alternative backsplatter

  1. uncountableforensic scienceBlood that is directed backward toward the source of an impact.
  2. broadlyuncountableAny spatter that splashes or sprays back in such a manner, such as in the course of manure management in farming.
verbbackspatter (third-person singular simple present backspatters, present participle backspattering, simple past and past participle backspattered)

present singular third person backspatters · participle present backspattering · participle past backspattered · past backspattered · alternative backsplatter

  1. intransitiveforensic scienceOf a liquid or semisolid, to splash back messily toward the source upon being poured or thrown.

Origin

From back- + spatter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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