upscatter

noun

Etymology

From up + scatter.

  1. derived from *skey-
  2. inherited from *sceaterian
  3. inherited from scateren
  4. compounded as upscatter — “up + scatter

Definitions

  1. An upward scatter.

  2. To scatter upward, typically in the context of a particle gaining energy via a collision…

    To scatter upward, typically in the context of a particle gaining energy via a collision with a higher-energy particle.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for upscatter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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