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Verb: backscatter  'bak,ska-tu(r)
  1. (physics) scatter (radiation) by the atoms of the medium through which it passes
    "The particles backscattered the incoming light"

Derived forms: backscatters, backscattering, backscattered

Type of: break up, disperse, scatter

Encyclopedia: Backscatter