"backscatter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backscatters [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from backscattering. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|backscattering}} Back-formation from backscattering Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} backscatter (countable and uncountable, plural backscatters)
  1. (physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Astronomy Translations (deflection): takaisinsironta (Finnish), обратное рассе́яние (obratnoje rasséjanije) (Russian), рассе́яние наза́д (rasséjanije nazád) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-backscatter-en-noun-0qP6GPjb Disambiguation of Astronomy: 28 16 27 18 12 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'deflection': 79 13 6 3
  2. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy
    Sense id: en-backscatter-en-noun-652HqILL Disambiguation of Astronomy: 28 16 27 18 12
  3. (military) A portion of the energy of electromagnetic radiation such as a laser or radio waves that is scattered back in the direction of the source of radiation by an obscurant. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Military, Astronomy Translations (military: portion of energy that is scattered back): takaisinsironta (Finnish), обратное рассе́яние (obratnoje rasséjanije) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-backscatter-en-noun-43aM-a20 Disambiguation of Astronomy: 28 16 27 18 12 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 23 13 35 13 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 12 34 16 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 9 44 18 10 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'military: portion of energy that is scattered back': 6 6 79 9
  4. (computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Astronomy Synonyms: blowback, outscatter
    Sense id: en-backscatter-en-noun-kgbMfw3E Disambiguation of Astronomy: 28 16 27 18 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: back scatter, back-scatter Translations (scattered particles or radiation): takaisinsironta (Finnish)
Disambiguation of 'scattered particles or radiation': 28 35 31 6

Verb [English]

Forms: backscatters [present, singular, third-person], backscattering [participle, present], backscattered [participle, past], backscattered [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from backscattering. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|backscattering}} Back-formation from backscattering Head templates: {{en-verb}} backscatter (third-person singular simple present backscatters, present participle backscattering, simple past and past participle backscattered)
  1. To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come. Categories (topical): Astronomy Translations (to scatter back): takaisinsirota (Finnish), serak balik (Malay)
    Sense id: en-backscatter-en-verb-FaWZsKPY Disambiguation of Astronomy: 28 16 27 18 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: back scatter, back-scatter

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for backscatter meaning in All languages combined (6.9kB)

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