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backscatter
[ bak-skat-er ]
noun
Physics.
- the deflection of nuclear particles or of radiation in a scattering process through an angle greater than 90掳.
backscatter
- The deflection of radiation or particles by electromagnetic or nuclear forces through angles greater than 90掳 to the initial direction of travel.
- The radiation or particles so deflected.
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What I like about this photograph is the imperfection of backscatter, recreating space and making it perfect to me.
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The study relies on a special kind of radar data known as 鈥渂ackscatter鈥濃攊t鈥檚 essentially a measurement of the waves reflected back to the satellite emitting the radar signal.
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The light, called backscatter, can be analyzed to find the frequency of wingbeats, which lets researchers determine the numbers and species of insects passing through.
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It鈥檚 all very interesting, but I was mesmerized by the backscatter the most.
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Liquid water has a telltale backscatter pattern in radar data.
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