Associations to the word «Backscatter»

Wiktionary

BACKSCATTER, noun. (physics) The deflection of particles and/or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel.
BACKSCATTER, noun. The particles and/or radiation deflected in this manner.
BACKSCATTER, noun. (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.
BACKSCATTER, noun. (computing) The sending of IP packets to essentially random addresses in response to incoming packets that have a spoofed origin.
BACKSCATTER, verb. To scatter particles and/or radiation back to the direction from which they come.

Dictionary definition

BACKSCATTER, verb. Scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King