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Webster 1913 Edition
Scattering
Scat′ter-ing
,Adj.
Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many;
as,
. scattering
votesScat′ter-ing
,Noun.
Act of strewing about; something scattered.
South.
Webster 1828 Edition
Scattering
SCAT'TERING
, ppr.1.
Dispersing; spreading thinly; sprinkling.2.
a. Not united; divided among many; as scattering votes.Definition 2024
scattering
scattering
English
Verb
scattering
- present participle of scatter
Noun
scattering (plural scatterings)
- A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,
- There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.
- (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
Hypernyms
- light-scattering
Translations
physical process
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