Home › Words › B › backscattererbackscattererbackscatterer means A device used in backscattering.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, backscatterer ranks #36,091 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom backscatter + -er.nounA device used in backscatteringDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.backscattering 75% match — The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source. vs backscatterer →outscatter 73% match — Synonym of backscatter. vs backscatterer →backscatter 71% match — The deflection of particles or radiation through angles greater than 90 degrees to the original direction of travel. vs backscatterer →superscatterer 61% match — Any material that scatters light by a great amount vs backscatterer →upscattered 61% match — Subject to upscattering vs backscatterer →backscattersonde 60% match — A balloon-borne instrument used to measure the local aerosol backscatter in the atmosphere. vs backscatterer →upscatter 59% match — An upward scatter. vs backscatterer →antiscatter 56% match — That reduces or eliminates scatter vs backscatterer →