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noun
The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The particles or radiation deflected in this manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: blowback, outscatter
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To scatter particles or radiation back to the direction from which they originate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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verb
scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: break up, disperse, scatter
History
Back-formation from backscattering.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
