Backscatter
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backscatter is a noun meaning (physics) The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
Meaning
(physics) The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
More Meanings
- The particles or radiation deflected in this manner.
- (computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
- (ambitransitive) To scatter particles or radiation back to the direction from which they originate.
- (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.
Word Forms
- backscatters
- back scatter
- back-scatter
- backscattering
- backscattered
Synonyms for backscatter
Depending on context, synonyms include blowback, outscatter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outscatter, scattering, upscattering, superscatterer, superscattering, beam.
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