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scattering definition - telecom
The deflection of a beam of radiant energy as it encounters physical matter in a medium. See also Rayleigh scattering.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
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