scatterometer

scatterometer

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English scatter
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Hellenic *-tron
Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron)
Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der.
English -meter
English scatterometer

    From scatter + -o- + -meter.

    Noun

    scatterometer (plural scatterometers)

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

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