Backshine

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Reflected light. uncountable

    "[...] laser beam is a Brewster window for reducing backshine of the laser beam into the detectors placed behind the observation windows."

Verb
  1. 1
    To reflect light; shine back. ambitransitive

Example

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"[...] laser beam is a Brewster window for reducing backshine of the laser beam into the detectors placed behind the observation windows."

Etymology

From back + shine.

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