BACKSCATTER


Meaning of BACKSCATTER in English

/bak"skat'euhr/ , n. Physics.

the deflection of nuclear particles or of radiation in a scattering process through an angle greater than 90°.

Also, backscattering .

[ 1955-60; BACK 2 + SCATTER ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .