tropospheric scatter
[ trop-uh-sfer-ik skat-er, trop-uh-sfeer-ik, troh-puh-sfer-ik ]
/ ˌtrɒp əˈsfɛr ɪk ˈskæt ər, ˌtrɒp əˈsfɪər ɪk, ˌtroʊ pəˈsfɛr ɪk /
noun Telecommunications.
transmission of radio frequency signals that have been scattered from irregularities in the troposphere to locations hundreds of kilometers distant.
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Origin of tropospheric scatter
First recorded in 1950–55
Words nearby tropospheric scatter
troponin I, tropopause, tropophilous, tropophyte, troposphere, tropospheric scatter, tropotaxis, -tropous, troppo, -tropy, Trossachs
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