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backscattered

backscattered is the past participle of backscatter.

Meaning of backscatter

Verb

backscatter (third-person singular simple present backscatters, present participle backscattering, simple past and past participle backscattered)

  1. (ambitransitive) To scatter particles or radiation back to the direction from which they originate.

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Questions about backscattered

What is backscattered the past participle of?
Backscattered is the past participle of backscatter.

Words near backscattered in the dictionary

  1. backscanning
  2. backscans
  3. backscarp
  4. backscarps
  5. backscatter
  6. backscattered
  7. backscatterer
  8. backscatterers
  9. backscattering
  10. backscatterings
  11. backscatters

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