backscatter

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire le processus de réflexion ou de diffusion de particules, d'ondes ou de signaux vers leur source, souvent dans des contextes comme la physique, le radar ou l'imagerie.

A verb used to describe the process of reflecting or scattering particles, waves, or signals back toward the source, often in contexts like physics, radar, or imaging.

1. Scatter radiation backwardsC2formalscientific

   To scatter radiation, such as light or particles, back toward the source by the atoms of the medium through which it passes.

   Rétrodiffuser

   • The material backscatters X-rays, making it useful for shielding.
   • Radar signals backscatter from the surface of the target.
   • The experiment measured how the crystal backscatters the laser beam.