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atmospheric scattering (s) (noun), atmospheric scatterings (pl)
A diffusion or alteration in the direction of the propagation, frequency, or polarization of electromagnetic radiation: Atmospheric scattering occurs through contact with, or by interaction with the atoms in the atmosphere.
This entry is located in the following units: atmo-, atm- + (page 5) sphero-, spher-, -sphere- (page 4)