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Definition: Backscatter |
BackscatterVerb1. Scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Mining | The emergence of radiation from that surface of a material through which it entered. Also used to denote the actual backscattered radiation. (references) |
Physics | The scattering of radiation by material through angles greater than 90º with respect to its initial direction. Source: European Union. (references) |
| X-rays scattered by material through angles greater than 90° with respect to the initial direction. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Science | Process by which up to 25% of radiant energy from the sun is reflected or scattered away from the surface by clouds. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Backscatter |
| Specialty definitions using "backscatter": entrance surface dose ♦ PLANETARY ALBEDO ♦ scatterometer, solar backscatter ultraviolet radiometer. (references) |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
backscatter ray x | 89 |
backscatter | 73 |
backscatter machine | 34 |
backscatter xray | 30 |
backscatter image | 13 |
backscatter image ray x | 13 |
airport backscatter | 11 |
backscatter ray technology x | 10 |
backscatter machine ray x | 9 |
backscatter technology | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "backscatter"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 背景散射. (various references) | |
Danish | tilbagespredning (backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
Dutch | terugverstrooiing (backscattering, back-scattering), terugstrooiing (backscattering, back-scattering), achterwaartse verstrooiing (backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
Finnish | takaisinsironta (backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
French | rayonnement rétrodiffusé (backscattered radiation), rétrodiffusion (backscattered radiation, backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
German | Rückstreuung (backscattered radiation, backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
Greek | οπισθοσκέδαση (backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
Italian | retrodiffusione (backscattering, back-scattering), retrodiffondere, radiazione retrodiffusa (backscattered radiation). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ackscatterbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | retro-difusão (backscattering, back-scattering), retrodifusão (backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
Spanish | retrodispersión (backscattered radiation, backscattering, back-scattering), retrodifusión (backscattered radiation, backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
Swedish | återspridning (backscattering, back-scattering). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "backscatter": backscattered, backscattering, backscatterings, backscatters. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-e-k-r-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: attackers, cabrettas, reattacks. | |
-3 letters: abreacts, abstract, attacker, backcast, backrest, backseat, bearcats, brackets, cabarets, cabresta, cabretta, castrate, reattack, scatback, tabarets, teacarts. | |
-4 letters: abaters, abreact, abreast, arabesk, attacks, baccate, backers, backset, batters, bearcat, bracket, cabaret, caracks, carates, carcase, karates, rackets, restack, retacks, saccate, scatter, setback, stacker, tabaret, tackers, tackets, teacart. | |
-5 letters: abaser, abater, abates, arecas, attack, attars, baccae, backer, bakers, barest, basket, baster, batter, bettas, braces, bracts, brakes, breaks, breast, cabers, caesar, carack, carate, carats, carets, cartes, casket, caster, caters, cracks, crakes, crates, creaks, kabars, karate, karats, kebars, rabats, racket, reacts, reatas, recast, retack, sacker, scarab, scarce, screak, skater, stacte, stater, strake, strata, streak, tabers, tacker, tacket, takers, taster, tatars, taters, tetras, traces, tracks, tracts, treats. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-c-e-k-r-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: backscatters. | |
+2 letters: backscattered. | |
+3 letters: backscattering. | |
+4 letters: backscatterings. | |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-... .- -.-. -.- ... -.-. .- - - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01100001 01100011 01101011 01110011 01100011 01100001 01110100 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B a c k s c a t t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0061 0063 006B 0073 0063 0061 0074 0074 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3667697785696786867184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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