SCATTERING

scatter, scattering, strewing

(noun) the act of scattering

dispersion, scattering

(noun) spreading widely or driving off

scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling

(noun) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

scattering

(noun) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

scattering, sprinkling

(noun) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; “the first scatterings of green”; “a sprinkling of grey at his temples”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

scattering

present participle of scatter

Noun

scattering (plural scatterings)

A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,

(elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.

(physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

Hypernyms

• light-scattering

Source: Wiktionary

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Scat"ter*ing, a.

Definition: Going or falling in various directions; not united or agregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes.

Scat"ter*ing, n.

Definition: Act of strewing about; something scattered. South.

SCATTER

Scat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] Etym: [OE. scateren. See Shatter.]

1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. And some are scattered all the floor about. Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. Prior.

2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. Shak.

3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.

Syn.

– To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.

Scat"ter, v. i.

Definition: To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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