"back scatter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back scatters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} back scatter (countable and uncountable, plural back scatters)
  1. Alternative form of backscatter. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: backscatter
    Sense id: en-back_scatter-en-noun-3BcSCbL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Verb

Forms: back scatters [present, singular, third-person], back scattering [participle, present], back scattered [participle, past], back scattered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} back scatter (third-person singular simple present back scatters, present participle back scattering, simple past and past participle back scattered)
  1. Alternative form of backscatter. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: backscatter
    Sense id: en-back_scatter-en-verb-3BcSCbL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Inflected forms

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