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scatterometer

scatterometer noun: a form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiation.

Noun

scatterometer (plural scatterometers)

  1. A form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiation

Forms of scatterometer

pluralscatterometers

Origin of scatterometer

From scatter + -o- + -meter.

Questions about scatterometer

What does scatterometer mean?
Scatterometer means a form of radar used to measure surface winds from satellites, by detecting scattered microwave radiation.
What part of speech is scatterometer?
Scatterometer is a noun.
What is the plural of scatterometer?
The plural of scatterometer is scatterometers.

Words near scatterometer in the dictionary

  1. scatterlings
  2. scattermouch
  3. scattermouches
  4. scatterogram
  5. scatterograms
  6. scatterometer
  7. scatterometers
  8. scatterometric
  9. scatterometry
  10. scatterplot
  11. scatterplots

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