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scatterometer

noun

Etymology

From scatter + -o- + -meter.

  1. derived from *skey-✻
  2. inherited from *sceaterian✻
  3. inherited from scateren
  4. formed as scatterometer — “scatter + -o- + -meter”

Definitions

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

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

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