"backspatter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backsplatter [alternative]
Etymology: From back- + spatter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|back|spatter}} back- + spatter Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} backspatter (uncountable)
  1. (forensic science) Blood that is directed backward toward the source of an impact. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-backspatter-en-noun-IpK3weJr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 36 39
  2. (loosely) Any spatter that splashes or sprays back in such a manner, such as in the course of manure management in farming. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-backspatter-en-noun-j2lJEz3d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with back-, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with back-: 15 51 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 36 39

Verb

Forms: backspatters [present, singular, third-person], backspattering [participle, present], backspattered [participle, past], backspattered [past], backsplatter [alternative]
Etymology: From back- + spatter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|back|spatter}} back- + spatter Head templates: {{en-verb}} backspatter (third-person singular simple present backspatters, present participle backspattering, simple past and past participle backspattered)
  1. (forensic science, intransitive) Of a liquid or semisolid, to splash back messily toward the source upon being poured or thrown. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-backspatter-en-verb-S3NxcHdP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 41 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 27 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 36 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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