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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
votes
.

Scat′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

  1. present participle of scatter

Noun

scattering (plural scatterings)

  1. 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.
  2. (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

Hypernyms

  • light-scattering

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